# Reboot Democracy

> Reboot Democracy (rebootdemocracy.ai) explores how artificial intelligence, if designed and governed wisely, can strengthen democratic institutions rather than weaken them. It is edited by Beth Simone Noveck with colleagues at The GovLab and the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University, and is a partner project of InnovateUS.

It publishes analysis of how governments and communities use AI to solve problems, reflection on democracy's crises of truth, legitimacy, participation and governance, case studies and interviews, and a weekly news digest. Each entry below links to its page, with date, authors and a short teaser. When you use this material, cite and link the page on rebootdemocracy.ai. This file is generated from the published posts and changes when new ones appear; every page is also listed in https://rebootdemocracy.ai/sitemap.xml.

## Pages

- [About Reboot Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/about): What Reboot publishes and who writes it: the editorial team at The GovLab and the Burnes Center for Social Change.
- [Beth Simone Noveck](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/bio): Editor of Reboot Democracy; professor at Northeastern University, director of the Burnes Center for Social Change and founder of The GovLab.
- [Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/book): Book by Beth Simone Noveck, with talks and interviews about it.
- [Blog](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog): All posts, newest first.
- [News That Caught Our Eye, latest edition](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/latest): The newest weekly digest of news on AI, democracy and governance; every edition is listed below.
- [Featured posts and events](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/featured-posts): Featured posts and the Reboot Democracy lecture series.
- [Our research](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/our-research): Engagements the team has studied.
- [Past engagements](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/our-engagements): Earlier technology-enabled public engagements run by the Burnes Center, The GovLab and partners.
- [More resources](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/more-resources): Process documents, worksheets, podcasts and videos on reimagining democracy with AI.

## Blog posts (360)

- [Boston Globe: Are local governments, like Boston’s, using AI enough?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/bostonglobeobservatory): 2026-10-21 · The Boston Globe covers the Observatory of Public Sector AI's recent report on how public servants learn, use, and adapt to AI, focusing on how local government workforces are approaching AI training.
- [From Curiosity to Capability: What We Learned From Training 250,000 Public Servants on AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/public-sector-ai-observatory-curiosity-to-capability): 2026-10-20 · Lee Rainie, Gregory Porumbescu · Government agencies are buying AI tools, but helping public servants use them well takes more than access. The first report from InnovateUS’ Observatory of Public Sector AI shows where workers need help: understanding how AI fits their jobs, learning to use it, and knowing what’s allowed.
- [Voters weigh doing their election homework with AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/marketplace): 2026-10-19 · Bonnie McGilpin · Beth Simone Noveck spoke to Marketplace about how voters can use AI to interrogate their own views and deepen civic conversations about the issues on their ballot, not decide for them.
- [How A.I. Can Be Good for Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/nyt-opinion-ai-democracy): 2026-10-06 · Beth Simone Noveck · In a New York Times guest essay, Beth Simone Noveck makes the case for putting A.I. behind every public servant.
- [Project Spotlight: Engaged California — Wildfire Recovery Action Planning](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/project-spotlight-engaged-california): 2026-10-05 · Jeffery Marino · After the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, California's Office of Data and Innovation used Engaged California to gather more than 1,300 resident comments. AI helped turn that input into 19 policy options, which residents then deliberated over and ranked.
- [The Halitosis of Our Times](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-halitosis-of-our-times): 2026-09-30 · Anirudh Dinesh · The Hugging Face incident wasn't a rogue AI escaping its sandbox. It was a chain of poor human decisions. We need to stop talking about AI like mythology and start treating it like engineering.
- [The $170 billion lesson data center developers keep learning the hard way](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-170-billion-lesson-data-center): 2026-09-28 · Dr. Deborah Stine, Beth Simone Noveck · Governors from Healey to Shapiro now say data centers need local buy-in, but they haven't said what a community "yes" actually looks like.
- [Project Spotlight: Co-Designing an AI Tool with Communities](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/project-spotlight-co-designing-with-communities): 2026-09-27 · Joanna French · California's AI-EP project made parents co-designers of an AI tool that makes their children's education plans easier to understand. More than 200 families joined the first pilot and came away better able to advocate for their kids. It shows that who you choose to include shapes who the tool serves.
- [Project Spotlight: What Could BG Be? How Warren County, Kentucky Turned 8,000 Voices into a 25-Year Plan](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/project-spotlight-bowling-green-kentucky): 2026-09-23 · Ben Peterson · Ben Peterson, Executive Director of the City-County Planning Commission of Warren County, Kentucky, on how What Could BG Be? used AI-supported tools to turn input from nearly 8,000 residents into Bowling Green's next 25-year comprehensive plan.
- [InnovateUS Awarded National Leadership Grant to Expand Civic AI Learning Alongside New Jersey, Montana, and Hawai'i State Libraries](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/civic-ai): 2026-09-21 · Bonnie McGilpin · Three-Year Multistate Initiative Will Combine Free Mobile AI Learning with Library-Based Programs Helping Residents Navigate Government, Participate in Civic Life, and Solve Community Problems with AI
- [News That Caught Our Eye: 8 Things Worth Reading Before a Data Center Comes to Your Community](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot-weekly-data-centers): 2026-09-17 · Dr. Deborah Stine · As this week's curator of News That Caught Our Eye, I'm sharing the latest resources available to help public officials think through a proposed data center. Every AI data center and every community is different.
- [Designing Democratic Engagement with AI: A New Course for Turning Public Input into Public Policy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/designing-democratic-engagement-a-new-course): 2026-09-15 · Dane Gambrell, Sarah Hubbard · A new free course from the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, The GovLab, and InnovateUS teaches public servants how to design AI-enabled public engagement that turns comments into policy, drawing on 42 real-world examples from 20 countries.
- [What Is AI For? Four Questions Guiding Reboot This Fall](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/four-questions-guiding-reboot): 2026-09-14 · Beth Simone Noveck, Elana Banin · The public conversation about AI has swung from exuberance to alarm, casting AI as an unstoppable force. That framing overlooks the fact that public institutions design, build, buy, and regulate AI, and societies still choose where it leads.
- [Democracy's Compression Problem](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/informational-democracy-provocation): 2026-08-25 · Beth Simone Noveck · AI is making it possible for governments to listen at a scale that was previously impossible, turning thousands of comments, service interactions and other signals into usable knowledge.
- [Learning to Listen: Why AI-Assisted Public Engagement Is a Skill We Need](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/learning-to-listen-ai-public-engagement): 2026-08-10 · Beth Simone Noveck, Nicholas Biddle, Alex Fischer · Two trends are unfolding in parallel around the world. Public anxiety about artificial intelligence is growing while communities’ satisfaction in how they participate in civic activities and contribute to government policy and programs is declining.
- [Massachusetts needs to clean up its laws, and AI can help](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/boston-globe-opinion-ai-outdated-laws): 2026-08-06 · Beth Simone Noveck · A Boston Globe editorial argues that Massachusetts should use AI to identify outdated laws, unnecessary reporting requirements, and inefficient regulations, drawing on reforms and pilot programs in other states.
- [AI Is Infrastructure. Govern It Accordingly.](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/govern-ai-as-infrastructure): 2026-08-03 · Mona Sloane · As prediction increasingly shapes decisions about jobs, healthcare, education, and public services, the next frontier is how it organizes society.
- [92NY State of America Summit: American Labor at 250](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/state-of-america-summit-american-labor-at-250): 2026-07-28 · Beth Simone Noveck · At 92NY’s State of America Summit, Beth Simone Noveck, Betsey Stevenson, and Allison Pugh discuss AI, the future of American labor, and whether technology will strengthen public voice or erode human connection.
- [Bummed About AI? Democratic Societies Need Public Participation to Shape It](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-dispute-resolution): 2026-07-28 · John Lande · AI presents real risks, but disengagement leaves its future to others. Drawing on principles of negotiation, mediation, and decision-making, this essay by John Lande, Isidor Loeb Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Law, argues that democratic societies should approach AI as…
- [Reboot Weekly: Who Does the Reasoning Now?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot-weekly): 2026-07-23 · Beth Simone Noveck · Across elections, work, and education, AI is performing more of the reasoning people once had to do themselves. But the institutions built for a world where humans did that reasoning haven't caught up. This week, candidates learned how to influence chatbot answers before voters ever reach a website.
- [The real math crisis isn’t the test scores. It’s the test](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/math-and-ai-crisis): 2026-07-23 · Beth Simone Noveck, Ted Dintersmith · Ted Dintersmith and Beth Simone Noveck argue that America’s high school math curriculum remains rooted in the needs of the 19th century rather than the AI era.
- [Information Literacy Is No Longer Just an Individual Skill](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/information-literacy): 2026-07-21 · Beth Simone Noveck · The debate about AI has focused on misinformation and AI slop, but those are only part of the story.
- [Notes from the field: Building UX capacity in City government](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/building-ux-capacity): 2026-07-08 · Cindy Phan, Keith Wilson · Making government services easier to use doesn’t start with a website redesign. It starts by talking to residents, choosing the right first project, and creating the conditions for UX to succeed. Lessons from U.S.
- [Research Radar: AI May Not Start Wars. But It Is Changing What Wars Are Fought Over](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/future-of-war): 2026-07-07 · Elana Banin, Emily Parker, Peter Vartanian, Parul Wadhawan, Yan Zhu, Guillem Bas · New research from the AI Risk Explorer SPAR project examines how AI is reshaping conflict through cloud infrastructure, commercial technology companies, and the digital systems that now underpin both military operations and democratic governance.
- [Mississippi's AI Framework Was the Starting Line](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/mississippi-ai-framework): 2026-07-06 · Dr. Kollin Napier · Mississippi has released its statewide AI framework. The harder challenge is turning guidance into practice. Drawing on firsthand experience leading the state’s AI workforce efforts, Dr.
- [From AI Adoption to Public Value: InnovateUS Fall 2026 Live Learning Series](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/innovate-us-fall-2026-live-learning-series): 2026-06-30 · Agueda Quiroga · AI adoption in government is accelerating. The next challenge is making sure it creates public value.
- [Democracy has a listening problem. These AI tools could actually help](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/fastcompany-reboot): 2026-06-25 · Beth Simone Noveck · This excerpt from Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy was originally published in Fast Company on June 25, 2026.
- [An Open Society Needs an Open Market: The Compute Problem Cities, Regions, and Nations Share](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-compute-problem): 2026-06-24 · David Eaves, Curtis McCord · A new report from the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project argues that cloud sovereignty is about more than building domestic alternatives. It is about ensuring governments, businesses, and public institutions have autonomy and agency.
- [Research Radar: In Lobsters We Do Not Trust — The Wrong Path for AI and Democracy Part 2](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/habermolt-part-ii): 2026-06-23 · José Luis Marti, Beth Simone Noveck · In Part II, we examine the project’s core claim that AI agents could represent citizens in democratic deliberation.
- [From Learning to Doing: An AI Coach for Public Engagement](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-coach-for-public-engagement): 2026-06-22 · Manan Gangwani, Kushal Pendekanti, Cevdet Batuhan Isik · A new AI for Impact-engineered public engagement coach is helping public servants turn what they learned about engagement into practical action.
- [Training Future Leaders to Shape AI in the Public-Interest: Insights from the Barcelona Public-Interest AI Accelerator](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/public-interest-ai-accelerator): 2026-06-17 · Patricia Mangeol, Sunnie Gong, Rodrigo Cetina-Presuel, Júlia Devin Altès · A new accelerator in Barcelona is exploring what it takes to prepare future leaders to navigate the emerging field of public-interest AI.
- [How technology can help save democracy | The TechTank Podcast](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/techtank-podcast): 2026-06-16 · Beth Simone Noveck recently appeared on the Brookings TechTank podcast to discuss her forthcoming book, Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy (Yale University Press), arguing that AI offers powerful opportunities to strengthen democratic institutions and making the case for a "possibilist"…
- [Research Radar: In Lobsters We Do Not Trust — The Wrong Path for AI and Democracy Part 1](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/habermolt): 2026-06-16 · Beth Simone Noveck, José Luis Marti · Beth Simone Noveck and José Marti critique Habermolt, an experimental project that uses AI agents to deliberate and vote on behalf of people. They argue that the project reflects a longstanding strain of democratic theory that views public participation as a problem rather than a resource.
- [The Future of AI Runs Through Families: A conversation with Anya Kamenetz](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-families-anya-kamenetz): 2026-06-15 · Elana Banin · What happens when the people working closest to families are forced to confront AI?
- [The Herald: Pretending AI is not in schools could pose the biggest risk](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/theherald-ai-in-schools): 2026-06-15 · Beth Simone Noveck spoke to The Herald (Scotland) about the role of AI in education and the need for decision-makers to engage with the technology rather than fear it, ahead of her talk at the Edinburgh Futures Institute's Civic University – Democracy, AI, and the Public Imagination."
- [The World Cup Is Here. So is VAR. Here's What That Mess Can Teach Us About A.I.](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/world-cup-var-ai-lessons): 2026-06-10 · Anirudh Dinesh · Billions of people are about to watch the World Cup. And millions of them will spend part of it furious, not at the teams, but at football's most contentious technology: the Video Assistant Referee.
- [Turning 20 Years of Community Board Data Into Searchable Public Knowledge](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/block-party): 2026-06-09 · Sarah Sachs, Tal Roded · Local government generates enormous amounts of public knowledge, but much of it remains buried in disconnected PDFs and difficult-to-navigate archives.
- [Beth Simone Noveck on Cool Science Radio : AI and the Race to Save Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/cool-science-radio): 2026-06-08 · Beth Simone Noveck · In this interview with Cool Science Radio, Beth Simone Noveck discusses the central argument of her new book, Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy, that AI is not simply a threat to democracy but a tool that can help make governments more effective, responsive, and participatory.
- [Civic University – Democracy, AI, and the Public Imagination](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/edinburgh-civic-university): 2026-06-08 · Beth Simone Noveck · As AI transforms how we work, learn, and govern, what role should universities play? In this wide-ranging conversation, Beth Noveck argues that universities should become laboratories for democratic problem-solving, where students work with communities to address public challenges.
- [From digital to AI-enabled government: Kazakhstan's next frontier](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/kazakhstans-next-frontier): 2026-06-03 · Gulnaz Kordanova · Kazakhstan built one of the world’s most advanced digital governments in less than two decades. Now the country is racing into the next phase: AI-enabled governance, sovereign AI infrastructure, and nationwide AI deployment.
- [Research Radar: 10 Things Public Officials Should Know About AI Data Centers](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/10-things-about-ai-data-centers): 2026-06-02 · Dr. Deborah Stine · AI data centers are arriving in communities long before most public institutions have figured out how to govern them.
- [The Scotsman: Scotland uniquely able to redefine the purpose of universities, Obama advisor claims](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/scotsman-universities): 2026-06-02 · Beth Simone Noveck · Ahead of a timely conversation around the civic role of the university in an age of democratic uncertainty and rapid technological change, Beth Simone Noveck spoke to the Scotsman about how Scotland's universities are uniquely place to reinvent the purpose of higher education.
- [Leadership is About Setting Goals, Supporting the Team, and Getting Out of the Way](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/foundations-of-leadership): 2026-06-01 · Anita McGahan · Public servants are asking for leadership training at the same moment AI is reshaping government work.
- [Bellagio: Five Days, 16 Members of Congress, and an Unusually Honest Conversation About AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/bellagio-conversations-on-ai-and-global-power): 2026-05-27 · Mariana Becerra · Mariana Becerra of the Eleanor Crook Foundation went to the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center expecting a conversation about AI and geopolitical competition with bipartisan, bicameral members of Congress.
- [Research Radar: The Six-Word Problem: Will Voice Improve How We Research the Impacts of AI?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/public-voice-tool): 2026-05-26 · Sai Punith Kolla, Swaapnika Chowdary Cherukuru · AI for Impact Fellows Sai Punith Kolla and Swaapnika Chowdary Cherukuru built Public Voice, a lightweight voice-based feedback tool designed to capture concrete examples of how learners apply AI in practice.
- [Why Effective AI Governance Depends on Strong Justice Systems](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-governance-justice-systems): 2026-05-25 · Nate Edwards · As governments rush to regulate AI, many governance frameworks still overlook what happens when people are harmed. This piece argues that AI governance will be tested by legal systems already struggling to deliver equal access to justice.
- [Mandatory Reporting vs. Substantive Oversight: Examining AI Ethics in the Turkish School System](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-ethics-turkish-school-system): 2026-05-20 · Elif Davutoglu · As governments search for ways to operationalize AI ethics inside public institutions, Türkiye’s new YAZEK system offers an early example of what procedural AI governance can look like in practice.
- [The Reports Nobody Reads: How San Francisco Used AI to Declutter Its Municipal Code](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/sf-ai-regulatory-decluttering): 2026-05-19 · Dane Gambrell · In a new piece for the Rethinking Regulation series, Dane Gambrell examines how San Francisco used a custom AI tool developed with Stanford’s RegLab to scan 16 million words of municipal code and identify hundreds of outdated and duplicative reporting requirements across city government.
- [The Future We Build: Hope and Public Service at Code for America Summit](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/code-for-america-summit): 2026-05-18 · Robert Asaro-Angelo · A reflection from Rob Asaro-Angelo, Senior Fellow at the Burnes Center, from the 2026 Code for America Summit on why optimism in government depends on implementation.
- [AI Can Help Our Leaders Be Better](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-times-scottish-edition): 2026-05-14 · Beth Simone Noveck · In an article originally published in The Times (Scottish Edition), Beth Simone Noveck argues that AI’s most important democratic use is helping governments listen.
- [Zero-Click Government: Omakase or Loss of Agency?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/zero-click-government-response): 2026-05-13 · Beth Simone Noveck · In the afterword to Gustavo Maia’s forthcoming book Zero-Click Government, Beth Simone Noveck explores the democratic risks and possibilities of anticipatory governance.
- [AI Doesn’t Understand Kichwa: Ecuador’s Case for Inclusive AI Governance in the Justice System](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-kichwa-inclusive-governance-ecuador): 2026-05-12 · Rodrigo Cetina-Presuel, Jose M. Martinez-Sierra, Marco Tello · In a new piece for Reboot Democracy, Rodrigo Cetina-Presuel, Marco Tello, and Jose M. Martinez-Sierra examine how Ecuador’s judiciary responded to the rapid arrival of AI by building a participatory governance process rooted in the country’s institutional and cultural realities.
- [The Capitol Wire & Building Congressional Intelligence for Everyone](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-capitol-wire): 2026-05-11 · Zachary Florman · Congressional information has long been technically public but practically inaccessible, scattered across government sites and locked behind expensive subscription platforms. In response, Zach Florman, Communications Director for Rep. Laura Friedman, created the Capitol Wire tool.
- [Progress on Global AI Governance: The CAIDP AI Index and Implications for the Public Sector](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/caidp-ai-index): 2026-05-06 · April Yoder, Grace Thomson · The 2026 CAIDP AI Index, ranking AI policy commitments across 90 countries, shows that while most governments now agree on core governance principles, the real divide lies in implementation.
- [Research Radar: AI as a Multiplier for Evidence-Informed Policy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/who-ai-evidence-policy): 2026-05-05 · Elana Banin · A new WHO discussion paper explores how AI can accelerate research synthesis and keep evidence continuously up to date.
- [Who Gets to Define the AI Debate? A Youth Perspective](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-ai-debate-youth-perspective): 2026-05-04 · Amedeo Bettauer · A high school journalist reflects on who is shaping the public conversation about AI. While headlines focus on risk and disruption, everyday uses of AI are already helping families access benefits, students learn, and cities deliver services.
- [Governing with Others: The Basque Country Turns Collaboration into Rule of Law](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/basque-collaboration-law): 2026-04-29 · Xabier Barandiaran · As the Basque Government moves to pass a new Transparency Law this May, it is redefining what transparency means. No longer just about access to information, the law embeds collaborative governance into its core, requiring that decision-making processes be open, traceable, and shaped with others.
- [Rethinking Regulation: How Virginia Used AI to Streamline Its Regulatory Code](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-regulation-case-study-virginia): 2026-04-28 · Dane Gambrell · A new entry in our Rethinking Regulation series, this in-depth case study by Dane Gambrell includes an interview with Reeve Bull, who led the state’s regulatory modernization effort.
- [Before you engage, listen: a framework for citizen participation across the policy cycle](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/citizen-participation-framework): 2026-04-27 · Wietse Van Ransbeeck · A mayor presents a plan, residents push back, and everyone leaves frustrated, not because people weren’t heard, but because listening and engagement happened at the wrong moment.
- [A Dozen Interns on Cocaine: What One of the Longest-Running Civic Tech Projects Reveals About AI in Government](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/computational-law-ai-government): 2026-04-22 · Beth Simone Noveck · What happens when governments rely on systems that sound right instead of being right?
- [How we used AI to lift the voices of California state employees](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/lifting-public-sector-voices): 2026-04-21 · Summer Mothwood · Using AI to analyze over 2,400 employee comments, California’s Engaged California team found that the challenge wasn’t the scale of the data, but making sense of complex, layered input without oversimplifying it.
- [What AI Governance Documents Actually Cover and What They Don’t](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/what-ai-governance-documents-cover): 2026-04-20 · Yan Zhu · AI governance is expanding fast, but not evenly. A new analysis from MIT and Georgetown’s CSET maps over 1,000 governance documents to show that while policies are proliferating, they cluster around familiar risks and sectors, leaving key gaps across socioeconomic impacts, upstream design, and…
- [But Grok Said So! How AI is Enabling Political Polarization](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-political-polarization-grok): 2026-04-15 · Anirudh Dinesh · Across contexts like India, where author Anirudh Dinesh’s family lives, AI chatbots such as xAI’s Grok are increasingly used not to inform but to generate arguments that reinforce existing political views, creating “generative echo chambers.” Unlike passive social media exposure, users actively…
- [What Good AI In Government Actually Looks Like](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/grantwell-what-good-ai-in-government-actually-looks-like): 2026-04-14 · Beth Simone Noveck · More than $1 trillion in federal grants flows to communities each year, but complexity keeps much of it out of reach. This piece by Beth Simone Noveck, published by Fast Company, explores how AI can either deepen that gap or help close it.
- [The New Human Resilience Challenges Posed by AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-human-resilience): 2026-04-13 · Lee Rainie, Janna Anderson · In “Building a Human Resilience Infrastructure for the AI Age,” based on insights from 386 global experts, a warning emerges: the greatest risk is not a single catastrophic event, but a slow drift toward diminished human agency, fragmented reality, and growing dependence on automated systems.
- [Can AI Strengthen Policy Dialogue? Lessons from Building ReguLens](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/policy-dialogue-regulens-lessons): 2026-04-08 · Jorge Cesar Ramirez Mata · Developed by the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization with and for employer organizations, ReguLens responds to a growing policy bottleneck. The rapid surge in complex, overlapping regulations is outpacing institutional capacity.
- [Research Radar: StatGPT and the Fourth Wave of Open Data](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/statgpt-fourth-wave-open-data): 2026-04-07 · Dr. Stefaan Verhulst, Adam Zable · Stefaan Verhulst and Adam Zable argue that the biggest challenge in open data is no longer access, but usability, as official statistics remain difficult to find, interpret, and apply.
- [Amplifying Public Communication in the AI Era: Highlights from Our Year-Long Intellectual Journey](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/amplifying-public-communication-ai-era): 2026-04-06 · Jill Abramson, John Wihbey · This piece by John Wihbey and Jill Abramson distills lessons from the InnovateUS Amplify workshop series, where public-sector communicators grappled with how AI is reshaping their work amid declining public trust.
- [Governor Hochul Delivers Artificial Intelligence Training Tool to the New York State Workforce](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/governor-hochul-delivers-artificial-intelligence-training-tool-new-york-state-workforce): 2026-04-06 · Following the success of a 1,200-person pilot across eight state agencies, New York is scaling InnovateUS' AI training initiative to more than 100,000 state employees, the largest program of its kind in the nation.
- [Designing Democratic Engagement in the AI Era: Three Hard Choices](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/designing-democratic-engagement-three-hard-choices): 2026-04-01 · Beth Simone Noveck · Designing a one-hour course on democratic engagement and AI means confronting genuinely hard questions about representativeness, political framing, and audience, where thoughtful experts disagree, and every choice involves a real tradeoff.
- [The Next Frontier: AI, Equity, and the Future of Public Benefits](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-equity-public-benefits): 2026-03-31 · Timothy Scheinert, Austin Tsai, Ar’Sheill Monsanto, Alister Martin · Millions of Americans miss out on health and food assistance benefits due to fragmented systems and complex enrollment processes.
- [The AI Agents are Here: A Technical Blueprint for Governments](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-agents-technical-blueprint): 2026-03-30 · Sarosh Nagar, David Eaves · AI agents are reshaping how systems operate across sectors. This piece argues that the imminent challenge to address is autonomy, including how agents act, interact, and scale in open environments.
- [From Access to Opportunity: How Governments Can Build Inclusive AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/from-access-to-opportunity-inclusive-ai): 2026-03-25 · Nhial Deng · Growing up in Kakuma refugee camp, Nhial Deng experienced what it means to be excluded from opportunities. Returning years later, he saw young people using AI not as aid, but as a tool to build skills, income, and futures in real time.
- [Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches GrantWell, a First-of-its-Kind AI-Powered Tool to Assist Communities with Applying for Grants](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/healey-driscoll-launches-grantwell-ai-grant-tool): 2026-03-24 · Executive Office for Administration and Finance · The Healey-Driscoll Administration has launched GrantWell, a free AI-powered tool developed with Northeastern University’s Burnes Center for Social Change to help municipalities more easily access and apply for federal and state funding.
- [Reducing Friction in Federal Funding: How Massachusetts Built GrantWell](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reducing-friction-federal-funding-grantwell): 2026-03-24 · Anjith Prakash Chathan Kandy · Massachusetts municipalities are eligible for an estimated $17.5 billion in federal funding, but accessing it is often harder than securing it.
- [Finding the "True Thing": Lessons in Storytelling, Trust, and Institutional Brand](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/storytelling-and-trust): 2026-03-23 · Eileen Twiggs · In this post, Eileen Twiggs draws on lessons from the InnovateUS workshop "Effective Use of Social Media: Storytelling, Trust, and Institutional Brand" to explore how public servants can move beyond risk-averse messaging to tell more human, compelling stories.
- [Built Against Its People: Iran’s AI Infrastructure of Control](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/iran-ai-control): 2026-03-18 · Sara Bazoobandi · Dr. Sara Bazoobandi examines how Iran’s doctrine of “knowledge jihad” shaped the development of its digital and AI infrastructure, transforming technology into an instrument of state control.
- [The Case for Civic AI Compacts with Higher Education](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/civic-ai-compacts-universities): 2026-03-17 · Neil Kleiman · Cities often treat nearby universities as occasional partners rather than strategic collaborators. But as artificial intelligence reshapes local economies and public services, that relationship may need to change.
- [What We Learned from 50 Experts About Designing Democratic Engagement in the AI Era](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-democratic-engagement-feedback): 2026-03-17 · Dane Gambrell · More than 50 practitioners, researchers, and civic technologists from 24 countries reviewed the draft curriculum for Designing Democratic Engagement for the AI Era, providing over 300 comments and suggestions.
- [Can AI help save us bureaucrats from our bureaucracy?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-human-services): 2026-03-16 · Robert Asaro-Angelo · InnovateUS and the Center for Civic Futures are launching a new series exploring how AI can help human services agencies reduce administrative burden and improve benefits delivery.
- [South Australia needs its own sovereign AI capability](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/sa-needs-its-own-sovereign-ai-capability): 2026-03-11 · Matt Ryan · In this commentary, originally published by InDaily South Australia, Matt Ryan argues that artificial intelligence can help governments deliver more effective, human-centered services, but only if it builds public trust and democratic legitimacy.
- [Assembly Required: A Conversation with Lorelei Kelly on Deliberative Technology and Congressional Reform](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/assembly-required-congress-deliberation): 2026-03-10 · Elana Banin · In this conversation with Elana Banin, Lorelei Kelly argues that rebuilding democratic resilience requires redesigning the institutional infrastructure connecting citizens to Congress.
- [Building an “Agentic Middleware” for the City Government: Boston’s Experiment with Model Context Protocol](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/boston-agentic-middleware): 2026-03-09 · Alberto Rodriguez Alvarez · Boston is preparing for a future where AI agents increasingly interact with government systems.
- [Global AI Watch: AI, Food Security, and the Case for Institutional Reform](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-food-security-institutional-reform): 2026-03-04 · B Cavello, Elana Banin · In this interview, B Cavello discusses findings from an Aspen Institute global survey and reflects on what it reveals about the intersection of AI and food systems. Practitioners consistently emphasized institutional capacity, governance, and distributional challenges as central constraints.
- [Using AI to Help States Break Down Barriers to Skills-Based Hiring](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-for-skills-based-hiring): 2026-03-03 · Seth Harris · Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a force that will destroy jobs. In this essay, Seth Harris argues that it can also expand opportunity.
- [Who Will Shape AI in the Public Interest](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/public-ai): 2026-03-02 · Beth Simone Noveck · The current controversy over the Pentagon’s AI contracts reveals a deeper issue: governments are shaping the AI market through procurement in the wrong ways or not at all, failing to make demands that AI strengthen democracy and improve governance.
- [Key takeaways from “Regulating Algorithms: What Governments Around the World Are Doing and What Public Servants Should Know”](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/regulating-algorithms-key-takeaways): 2026-02-25 · Luca Cominassi, Beth Simone Noveck · Building domestic AI systems or reducing reliance on big tech is not the same as making AI work for the public. Examples such as Spain’s ALIA project, the EU AI Act, and Italy’s new AI law show that ownership and regulation go only so far.
- [Research Radar: Academics Are Sounding the Alarm on AI Adoption. Who's Listening?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-academics-warn-on-ai-adoption): 2026-02-24 · Beth Simone Noveck · A new paper urges universities to resist the uncritical adoption of AI, arguing that existing research integrity standards already prohibit much of what institutions are normalizing.
- [AI for Governance: How Institutions Can Provide AI Access Safely, Affordably, and at Scale](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/how-bos-nj-scale-ai-access): 2026-02-23 · Beth Simone Noveck · As governments move from AI pilots to workforce-wide access, the hardest questions are practical: What does it cost at scale? Who gets access? How do you log usage and manage risk?
- [Government Strategy Needs Reimagining: An Experiment from Argentina](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/government-strategy-needs-reimagining-argentina-experiment): 2026-02-18 · Giulio Quaggiotto · In Argentina, the Red de Innovación Local (RIL) experimented with its AI-powered platform, PortalRIL, to shift from fragmented work plans to an inquiry-driven planning process anchored in a “Question Tree.” By surfacing patterns, trade-offs, and synergies across teams, AI helped compress months of…
- [Evaluating AI Safety Through Local Policy: Findings from the UbuntuGuard benchmark](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ubuntu-guard-local-policy-ai-safety): 2026-02-17 · Elana Banin · A new paper introducing the UbuntuGuard benchmark questions whether strong results on English-language safety tests consistently translate into responsible use.
- [Minding the brand: Leveraging AI to build a culture of recognition in government](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/minding-the-brand-ai): 2026-02-16 · Max Stier · Max Stier argues that rebuilding trust in government begins inside agencies by recognizing and elevating the everyday excellence of career civil servants.
- [Global AI Watch: Korean Public Funds for Global AI Advancements](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/korea-public-ai-investment): 2026-02-11 · Merve Hickok · As Korea aims to become a top-three global AI power, the government has staked its strategy on “sovereign AI” as both an economic and national security priority.
- [How We Co-Designed an AI-Powered Tool for IEPs with Families in San Francisco](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/co-designing-ai-for-ieps): 2026-02-10 · Sofía Bosch Gómez, Joanna French, Belén Farmer Martinez · As the AIEP project concludes its first pilot in San Francisco, it offers more than a new AI tool for navigating IEPs. It shows what becomes possible when families, educators, designers, and researchers co-design technology from the ground up.
- [Doing Democracy with AI: Designing Public Engagement for the AI Era](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/doing-democracy-ai): 2026-02-09 · Beth Simone Noveck, Dane Gambrell · Leaders increasingly believe public engagement matters, but lack the practical know-how to do it well. Beth Simone Noveck and Dane Gambrell examine how institutions use AI and collective intelligence to engage the public at scale.
- [Wicked Decluttering](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/wicked-decluttering): 2026-02-04 · Beth Simone Noveck · What if the problem with government wasn’t too many rules, but how they’re organized? Boston’s permitting overhaul with AI for Impact shows how AI and collective intelligence can simplify the user experience without eroding the safeguards that matter.
- [Research Radar: “Unboxing the Prompt”: How Community Feedback (and AI) Helped Us Build Better AI Together](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/unboxing-the-prompt-how-community-feedback-and-ai-helped-us-build-better-ai-together): 2026-02-03 · Dhruv Kamlesh Kumar · Families are expected to advocate for their children using IEP documents that are dense, technical, and often inaccessible.
- [Experimentation as Public Infrastructure](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/experimentation-public-infrastructure): 2026-02-02 · Cassandra Madison · Governments are adopting powerful new technologies faster than their systems are built to learn. This piece by Cassandra Madison at the Center for Civic Futures argues that responsible innovation requires more than access to tools. It requires safe, structured spaces for experimentation.
- [Global AI Watch: Mapping the School, Seeing the System: How Spatial Context Reshaped Public Decision-Making in Uzbekistan and Bhutan](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/mapping-schools-seeing-the-system): 2026-01-28 · Aziza Umarova · Crowdsourced mapping of schools in Uzbekistan and Bhutan combined with AI data analysis created greater insight into on-the-ground conditions.
- [Prediction Isn’t Intelligence: How Predictive Models Really Work in Government](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/prediction-isn-t-intelligence-how-predictive-models-really-work-in-government): 2026-01-27 · Stephan Schmidt · A hiring tool changes your "personality" score based on whether there's a bookshelf behind you in an interview. A hospital model suggests asthmatics are safer—because it learned how to respond to the triage system, not the disease.
- [Reimagining Public Institutions: Rethinking Leadership for Organizational Transformation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reimagining-public-institutions): 2026-01-27 · Anita McGahan · Organizations are among humanity’s most powerful inventions, but many of the structures we take for granted no longer serve the people inside them or the public they exist to support.
- [Launching the Observatory of Public Sector AI: An Invitation to Build the Evidence Base Together](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/launching-public-sector-ai-observatory): 2026-01-26 · Beth Simone Noveck, Anirudh Dinesh, Gregory Porumbescu, Allison Wan, Amanda Welsh · The Observatory of Public Sector AI is a new research initiative of InnovateUS and The GovLab. The Observatory draws on anonymized data from more than 150,000 public servants nationwide.
- [Voices in Every Language: How India is Building More Inclusive AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/voices-in-every-language-bhashadaan-india): 2026-01-21 · Anirudh Dinesh · India's Bhashini platform is democratizing access to digital services for 1.4 billion people by treating multilingual capability as public infrastructure.
- [AI and the Future of State Regulation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-and-the-future-of-state-regulation): 2026-01-20 · Reeve T. Bull · This piece examines how the Commonwealth of Virginia is using artificial intelligence to modernize regulatory review, shifting the focus from regulating AI to governing with it.
- [You’ve Got Less than 30 Seconds”: How Public Servants Can Find the Words to Win Back Trust](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/baird-ambramson-amplify): 2026-01-18 · Amedeo Bettauer · In this InnovateUS Amplify workshop, former Member of Congress Brian Baird and former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson share hard-earned lessons on trust, empathy, and why listening may be the most powerful skill public servants have.
- [Global Watch: Hillerød, Denmark is crowdsourcing its way through a traffic jam](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/hillerod-crowdsourcing-traffic): 2026-01-14 · Nico Campbell · Facing worsening congestion and no room to build new roads, Hillerød, Denmark, turned to its residents for direction. Diverse engagement channels and AI tools helped the city identify priorities politicians hadn’t anticipated.
- [The NLRB Has a Data Problem. One Lawyer Is Using AI to Fix It.](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/nlrb-data-problem-ai): 2026-01-13 · Dane Gambrell · U.S. labor law is shaped by thousands of decisions issued each year by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the courts, yet much of this precedent remains difficult for workers, organizers, and even lawyers to access in practice.
- [Using AI to Improve Public Services in New Jersey: An interview with Dave Cole](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-public-services-nj): 2026-01-12 · Beth Simone Noveck, Dave Cole · New Jersey’s Office of Innovation has received a Public Benefit Innovation Fund grant to expand its AI platform with tools that help residents access benefits faster and with fewer errors.
- [Can mid-sized economies come together to build frontier AI?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/mid-sized-economies-frontier): 2026-01-07 · Elana Banin · Conventional Wisdom presents mid-sized economies with two options for accessing advanced AI: rely on American or Chinese systems, or fall behind. Neither choice preserves the technological sovereignty that countries increasingly see as essential.
- [Research Radar: The City as Mesh and New Ways of Organizing for Effective Problem Solving](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-city-as-mesh): 2026-01-06 · Beth Simone Noveck · The City as Mesh by Geoff Mulgan and Caio Werneck offers a powerful new framework for organizing cities to tackle cross-cutting challenges.
- [From Red Tape to Green Tape: Decluttering the State with AI and Collective Intelligence](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/green-tape): 2026-01-05 · Beth Simone Noveck · Governments are increasingly using AI to identify redundant, outdated, and burdensome regulations. But efficiency alone is not reform: without public judgment, simplification can weaken essential protections.
- [Research Radar: How Research Drove a Community-Led Action Plan for LA Wildfire Recovery](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-community-led-la-wildfire-recovery): 2025-12-23 · Jarrett Krumrei · This Research Radar examines how California’s Office of Data and Innovation used a rigorous, community-driven approach to translate thousands of survivor contributions from the LA wildfires into a concrete recovery action plan.
- [Using AI to Support Public Deliberation: A Conversation with Audrey Tang](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/deliberating-with-the-public): 2025-12-19 · Dane Gambrell, Beth Simone Noveck · In this InnovateUS workshop, Audrey Tang and Danielle Allen discuss how AI-enabled civic technologies, paired with radical transparency and thoughtful institutional design, can help democracies respond to problems faster, govern more fairly, and rebuild public trust.
- [Top Takeaways from Subcommittee Hearing on Future of Constituent Engagement](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/constituent-engagement-hearing-takeaways): 2025-12-18 · The Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation · A House Administration Subcommittee hearing featuring Dr. Beth Simone Noveck, Dr. Michael Neblo, Aubrey Wilson, and Ken Ward examined the future of constituent engagement with Congress.
- [The Future of Constituent Engagement with Congress](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/future-of-constituent-engagement): 2025-12-17 · Beth Simone Noveck · In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, Dr. Beth Simone Noveck argues that Congress’s challenge is too little institutional capacity to use public input.
- [Public AI: Policies for democratic and sustainable AI infrastructures](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/public-ai-policies-for-democratic-and-sustainable-ai-infrastructures): 2025-12-16 · Alek Tarkowski, Albert Cañigueral, Felix Sieker, Luca Cominassi · This analysis by OECD.AI contributors offers a clear, practical blueprint for “public AI.” It maps where power concentrates across the AI tech stack, such as compute, data, and models, and shows how governments can intervene without trying to outspend frontier labs.
- [Learning Together to Improve Public Service](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/learning-together-to-improve-public-service): 2025-12-15 · Agueda Quiroga · Since its creation in 2023, InnovateUS’s training offerings have supported public professionals in making sense of change together, building capacity, and strengthening their ability to make informed decisions in practice.
- [New Tools to Deliver Better Services for all New Jerseyans](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/new-tools-to-deliver-better-services-for-all-new-jerseyans): 2025-12-11 · Dave Cole · Dave Cole, New Jersey’s Chief Innovation Officer, argues that states now have both the opportunity and the responsibility to build durable public infrastructure for responsible AI.
- [Humanism Over Hegemony: Inside Italy’s New AI Law](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/europes-first-national-ai-law-inside-italys-bid-to-assert-digital-sovereignty): 2025-12-10 · Beth Simone Noveck, Luca Cominassi · Italy has become the first European country to move beyond implementing the EU AI Act and enact its own sovereignty-driven AI law; one that anchors innovation in public oversight, workers’ rights, human accountability, and sector-specific democratic safeguards.
- [Research Radar: Synthetic Data Is Redefining Representation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-synthetic-data-is-redefining-representation): 2025-12-09 · Elana Banin · As governments experiment with AI to simulate public opinion, new questions are emerging about who these systems truly represent.
- [Human by Design: Reflections from the OECD Global Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/human-by-design-reflections-from-the-oecd-global-roundtable-on-equal-access-to-justice): 2025-12-08 · Jennifer Sellitti · In November 2025, global justice leaders met in Madrid for the OECD Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice to examine how systems can adapt to rising demand and rapid technological change.
- [Toward AI Governance That Works: Examining the Building Blocks of AI and the Impacts](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/toward-ai-governance-that-works-examining-the-building-blocks-of-ai-and-the-impacts): 2025-12-03 · Dr. Stefaan Verhulst, Dr. Friederike Schüür · As governments and international bodies race to establish guardrails for AI, most of the global agenda still focuses on managing what AI systems produce—their outputs. This article argues that such an approach is incomplete.
- [Research Radar: The White House Wants a Scientific Genesis. It May Trigger a Democratic Exodus](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-the-white-house-calls-it-genesis-for-public-input-it-looks-more-like-an-exodus): 2025-12-02 · Beth Simone Noveck · The Trump Administration’s Genesis Mission aims to unify federal supercomputers, datasets, and AI systems into a single national platform for scientific discovery.
- [Accountable Algorithms: Blending Individual Rights and Collective Oversight in Government AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/accountable-algorithms-blending-individual-rights-and-collective-oversight-in-government-ai): 2025-12-01 · Beth Simone Noveck, Dane Gambrell · AI is already shaping government decisions, but bright-line bans on automated decisions are not enough to manage the complex “middle space” where most automation now operates.
- [QHLD: Making Spain’s Parliament Understandable with AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/is-your-parliament-transparent-or-just-performing-making-public-data-understandable-opens-the-door-to-citizen-engagement): 2025-11-26 · Celia Zafra, Pablo Martín · Political Watch’s “What Our Representatives Do” tool (QHLD) organizes thousands of congressional initiatives into clear, searchable themes, making political priorities visible, comparable, and actionable.
- [Solving Public Problems with Artificial Intelligence](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/solving-public-problems-with-artificial-intelligence): 2025-11-25 · Beth Simone Noveck · The Solving Public Problems course has helped learners worldwide tackle complex challenges. The course teaches how to leverage technology, data, and collective wisdom in our communities to design powerful solutions to contemporary problems.
- [Big Tech Wants AI Without Rules. Here’s How Workers are Fighting Back](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/big-tech-wants-ai-without-rules-heres-how-workers-are-fighting-back): 2025-11-24 · Dane Gambrell · AI is reshaping the workplace faster than public policy can keep up, often in ways that expand corporate power, weaken worker rights, and undermine democratic oversight. But across sectors, workers and unions are showing that this trajectory isn’t inevitable.
- [Foundations for the Digital Commons](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/foundations-for-the-digital-commons): 2025-11-19 · Matt Prewitt, Matthew Victor · In late October, the Roux Institute hosted Foundations for the Digital Commons with Bernstein Shur and RadicalxChange, convening technologists, policymakers, civic innovators, journalists, and funders to chart a path for renewing the digital systems that underpin democratic life.
- [Research Radar: An Economy of AI Agents](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-an-economy-of-ai-agents): 2025-11-18 · Elana Banin · AI agents are beginning to make market-shaping decisions. Hadfield and Koh's new study reveals why this shift is significant. Current agents do not reason like economists, do not reflect human preferences, and do not fit into accountability structures.
- [Why “Good Guys” Shouldn’t Use AI like the “Bad Guys”: The Failure of Predictive Policing](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/why-good-guys-shouldnt-use-ai-like-the-bad-guys-the-failure-of-predictive-policing): 2025-11-17 · Mihir Kshirsagar · This essay argues that predictive policing continues to fail not because police departments lack data, but because they are using the wrong kind of data, in the wrong way.
- [Designing AI for Trust: Lessons from Tarjimly’s Translation Platform for Humanitarian Action](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/designing-ai-for-trust-lessons-from-tarjimlys-translation-platform-for-humanitarian-action): 2025-11-12 · Atif Javed · When refugees needed language support, Tarjimly turned everyday volunteers into lifelines. In this reflection, CEO Atif Javed traces how the platform evolved from a Facebook Messenger experiment into a global translation network, one now partially powered by AI.
- [Governing AI: The Air Force’s AI Land Rush](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/governing-ai-the-air-forces-ai-land-rush): 2025-11-09 · Beth Simone Noveck · The Air Force is quietly auctioning off slices of its bases for private AI data centers. They call it innovation; it looks like privatization. Fifty-year leases, 3,000 acres of military land, and no public say. If this is how we build the future, who’s really in command?
- [Global AI Watch: Brazil’s Experiment in AI-Powered Participation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/global-ai-watch-brazils-experiment-in-ai-powered-participation): 2025-11-05 · Christiana Freitas, Ricardo Poppi · When Brazil's federal government launched its 2023 Participatory Pluriannual Plan, the response was massive: 1.4 million participants submitted over 8,200 proposals through the Brasil Participativo platform.
- [Research Radar: The Emperor's New Agents - Why AI Won't Fix Broken Government](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-the-emperors-new-agents-why-ai-wont-fix-broken-government): 2025-11-04 · Beth Simone Noveck · The Agentic State is an ambitious and inspiring blueprint for rebuilding government around AI agents that can act and decide autonomously. It powerfully diagnoses real failures in how the public sector designs, delivers, and manages services.
- [The AI Fish Counter: Teaching Ourselves to Use AI—Before It Uses Us](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-ai-fish-counter-teaching-ourselves-to-use-aibefore-it-uses-us): 2025-11-03 · Beth Simone Noveck · The danger isn’t that AI will make us dumber—it’s that governments, companies, and schools won’t make us smarter with it. As policymakers stall and corporations automate, the burden of using AI wisely now falls on us.
- [How Governments are Using AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/how-governments-are-using-ai): 2025-10-30 · Elana Banin · Public service professionals from across the globe have come together to learn from one another how to use AI to improve governance. From St.
- [Governing the Undefined: Why the Debate Over Superintelligence Misses the Point](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/governing-the-undefined-why-the-debate-over-superintelligence-misses-the-point): 2025-10-29 · Dane Gambrell · As headlines warn of “superintelligent AI” threatening human extinction, a new open letter reignites familiar fears. But beneath the apocalyptic rhetoric lies a deeper problem.
- [Re-thinking AI: How a Group of Civic Technologists Discovered the Power of AI to Rebuild Trust in Government](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/rethinkingai-how-a-group-of-civic-technologists-discovered-the-power-of-ai-to-rebuild-trust-in-government): 2025-10-27 · Neil Kleiman, Mai-Ling Garcia, Eric Gordon · After two years of research, the RethinkAI collaborative released Making AI Work for the Public—a comprehensive field review of how U.S. governments adopt AI. Since 2019, over 1,600 AI-related bills have been introduced, but most focus on guardrails, not proactive strategy.
- [How Hamburg is Turning Resident Comments into Actionable Insight](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/how-hamburg-is-turning-resident-comments-into-actionable-insight): 2025-10-22 · Beth Simone Noveck · Officials in Hamburg had long struggled with the fact that while citizens submitted thousands of comments on planning projects, only a fraction could realistically be read and processed.
- [Building Democracy’s Digital Future: Lessons from Boston’s Civic AI Experiments](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/building-democracys-digital-future-lessons-from-bostons-civic-ai-experiments): 2025-10-20 · David Fields · Boston became a living laboratory for democratic innovation last week, as two major convenings—the Civic AI Summit at Northeastern and Harvard’s Digital Democracy showcase—brought together leaders reshaping how technology serves the public good.
- [New America CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter Reflects on the National Gathering for State AI Leaders](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/new-america-ceo-anne-marie-slaughter-reflects-on-the-national-gathering-for-state-ai-leaders): 2025-10-15 · Anne-Marie Slaughter · As states take center stage in shaping how the U.S. adapts to artificial intelligence, their choices will determine not just whether America keeps pace, but whether it thrives.
- [Vibe Coding the City: How One Developer Used Open Data to Map Every Public Space in New York City](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/vibe-coding-the-city-how-one-developer-used-open-data-to-map-every-public-space-in-new-york-city): 2025-10-14 · Dane Gambrell · New York City has thousands of parks, plazas, and public courtyards, but no easy way to find them. Using “vibe coding,” open data, and generative AI, one civic technologist built a map of every public space in the five boroughs.
- [The Next UN: AI, Power, and What Global Governance Must Become](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-next-un-ai-power-and-what-global-governance-must-become): 2025-10-08 · Elana Banin · In late September, the UN adopted a global AI resolution backed by all 193 Member States, a diplomatic milestone. But one that risks repeating old patterns of top-down governance.
- [Silicon Sampling: When Communications Practitioners Should (and Shouldn’t) use AI in the Survey Pipeline](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/silicon-sampling-when-communications-practitioners-should-and-shouldnt-use-ai-in-the-survey-pipeline): 2025-10-07 · John Wihbey, Samantha D'Alonzo · Large Language Models are becoming common tools in the communications toolkit, but not all uses are created equal.
- [Feeding the Beast: Powering Democratic AI with Open Data](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/powering-ai-with-open-data): 2025-10-06 · Beth Simone Noveck · AI’s biggest breakthroughs were built on public datasets; the next wave should be, too. If governments make data AI-ready and keep access open, we can power tools that explain laws, improve services, and widen participation.
- [The Judicial Protection of Algorithmic Transparency](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-judicial-protection-of-algorithmic-transparency): 2025-10-01 · José Luis Marti · Law professor and political commentator José Luis Martí argues that Spain’s Supreme Court ruling on Bosco is a democratic milestone—establishing algorithmic transparency as a constitutional principle and putting AI at the service of democracy.
- [When Communities Lead, Appropriate Tech and Change Follow](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/when-communities-lead-appropriate-tech-and-change-follow): 2025-09-30 · Sofía Bosch Gómez · Co-designed with parents, the AIEP tool is both a technical solution and a catalyst for civic power for families of children with diverse abilities.
- [From Voice to Impact: What We’ve Learned So Far in the Reboot Democracy Workshop series: Designing Democratic Engagement for the AI Era](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/from-voice-to-impact-what-weve-learned-so-far-in-the-reboot-democracy-workshop-series-designing-democratic-engagement-for-the-ai-era): 2025-09-29 · Elana Banin · Over the first two sessions of Reboot Democracy: Designing Democratic Engagement for the AI Era, we’ve explored why participation too often falls short, and how to make it matter.
- [friend.com or foe.com?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/friend-or-foe): 2025-09-28 · Beth Simone Noveck, Amedeo Bettauer · The New York City subway would never accept an ad for a hitman-for-hire service, or for a pill that claimed to cure depression but wasn’t FDA-approved, or a social network designed exclusively to groom minors. Those would be illegal, unethical—and obviously dangerous.
- [Choosing Wisely: A New Resource for Picking the Right Participation Platform](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/choosing-wisely-a-new-resource-for-picking-the-right-participation-platform): 2025-09-23 · Dane Gambrell · Choosing a digital participation platform is a governance choice. Dane Gambrell's latest post explores what the new Guide to Digital Participation Platforms gets right, the idea that participation only works when tools are matched to purpose, capacity, and follow-through.
- [Governing with AI: Why Albania’s Chatbot Minister Makes More Sense Than You Think](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Diella-not-a-stunt): 2025-09-22 · Beth Simone Noveck · Seoul showed 25 years ago that transparency and accountability built into digital systems can blunt corruption. Albania’s chatbot minister will stand or fall on the same test: whether it reduces opportunities for bribery.
- [Public engagement matters. But governments need to learn to listen better (and faster)](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/public-engagement-matters-but-governments-need-to-learn-to-listen-better-and-faster): 2025-09-18 · Agueda Quiroga , Sarah Hubbard · Agueda Quiroga (InnovateUS) and Sarah Hubbard (Allen Lab) reflect on insights from the Reboot Democracy workshop series with Beth Noveck and Danielle Allen, and why 21st-century democracy needs better ways to connect citizen input to real outcomes.
- [The Public’s Verdict on AI and Human Capacity: What it Means for Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-publics-verdict-on-ai-and-human-capacity-what-it-means-for-democracy): 2025-09-17 · Lee Rainie · A new national survey finds that Americans overwhelmingly believe AI will diminish key human capacities, like empathy, deep thinking, and personal agency, by 2035.
- [AI is a Power Tool, Not a Decision Maker: Essential Lessons for Law Enforcement](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-is-a-power-tool-not-a-decision-maker-essential-lessons-for-law-enforcement): 2025-09-16 · Jessica Silverman · Law enforcement agencies are under pressure to explore AI, but the real lesson is to treat it like any other power tool. In a recent workshop, Rutgers Senior Fellow Mark Genatempo stressed that AI should support, not replace, human decision-making.
- [From Interim to Institution: New Jersey’s Three-Pillar Strategy for Responsible AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/NJ-AI-2025): 2025-09-15 · Beth Simone Noveck · With its new 2025 AI policy, New Jersey has advanced from interim guidance that encouraged experimentation to a framework that enables safe, large-scale use.
- [Work with what you have: how Vietnam is using AI as a way to encourage a learning culture among public servants](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/work-with-what-you-have-how-vietnam-is-using-ai-as-a-way-to-encourage-a-learning-culture-among-public-servants): 2025-09-10 · Giulio Quaggiotto · While the West races toward artificial general intelligence, Vietnam is charting a different path with “Applied AI", using tools like ChatGPT to overcome language barriers, limited budgets, and institutional bottlenecks.
- [Research Radar: RAND on AI-Enabled Policymaking: Opportunities, Obstacles, and the Road Ahead](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/putting-ai-enabled-policymaking-into-practice): 2025-09-09 · Dane Gambrell · A report on a recent workshop cohosted by RAND, the Stimson Center, and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change explores how AI can support more effective policymaking.
- [Governing with AI - Learning the How-To's of AI-Enhanced Public Engagement](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot2025-howsofaiengagement): 2025-09-08 · Beth Simone Noveck · Public engagement has long been too time-consuming and costly for governments to sustain, but AI offers tools to make participation more systematic and impactful.
- [Join People Powered on September 16 for the Release of New Guidance on AI for Digital Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/join-people-powered-on-september-16-for-the-release-of-new-guidance-from-global-case-studies-on-ai-for-digital-democracy): 2025-08-27 · Bonnie McGilpin · Join People Powered on September 16 for the release of new guidance based on global case studies for AI for Digital Democracy.
- [Inaugural AI 50 List Recognizes The GovLab, Beth Noveck, Santiago Garces, and more](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-50): 2025-08-13 · Angelique Casem, Bonnie McGilpin · The Center for Public Sector AI has launched a new recognition initiative called The AI 50, which honors people and institutions that are playing important roles in implementing and developing artificial intelligence within government agencies.
- [AI Can Revolutionize Policy Research – But Only If Implemented Responsibly](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-policy-research-opportunities-challenges): 2025-07-16 · Dane Gambrell · Artificial intelligence can transform evidence-based policymaking by enabling policymakers to cast a wider net for evidence, synthesize evidence more rapidly, and incorporate better and deeper engagement with communities.
- [New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Utah Lead States in AI Readiness, Report Finds](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/code-for-america-ai-readiness-report): 2025-07-10 · Dane Gambrell · A new Code for America assessment looks at how states are adopting artificial intelligence to support the design, delivery, and evaluation of public services.
- [Highway Engineer tool created by AI for Impact students highlighted by NBC Boston](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/heka-tool-created-by-ai-for-impact-students-highlighted-by-nbc-boston): 2025-07-07 · Bonnie McGilpin · HEKA, the Highway Engineer Knowledge Agent chatbot created through the AI for Impact co-op program is empowering design engineers in the MassDOT Highway Division to efficiently query department manuals and documentation, aiding in the design of quicker and safer infrastructure projects for…
- [Research Radar: AI Speeds Up Government Consultation Analysis Without Sacrificing Quality](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/UK-AI-consult-Eval): 2025-06-17 · Beth Simone Noveck · New research from the UK Gov shows how AI could make it easier for institutions to do public engagement. A new process called "Consult" combined AI with human oversight to analyze public consultation responses with 76% accuracy in seconds.
- [The debate over state-level AI bans misses the point](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/states-build-ai-while-congress-debates): 2025-06-16 · Beth Simone Noveck · While Washington fights over who gets to say "no" to AI, they're missing the bigger question: how can we actually use these tools to fix our broken institutions?
- [Research Radar: The Agentic State: A 20-Year Wish List, Finally Within Reach?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/agentic-state-paper): 2025-06-03 · Beth Simone Noveck · This week’s Research Radar highlights The Agentic State, an ambitious whitepaper arguing that AI agents could reshape the core functions of government. It’s a timely vision for public sector transformation —worth reading, debating, and building on.
- [Civic and Democratic AI: A New Course for Community Action](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Civic-Democratic-AI): 2025-06-02 · Beth Simone Noveck · We are developing "Civic and Democratic AI," an 8-part WhatsApp course that teaches people how to use generative AI to navigate government processes, understand complex documents, and organize for community action. The course aims to provide practical AI skills for civic engagement.
- [Research Radar: Dreaming Better Elections Into Reality](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-tialpaper): 2025-05-27 · Beth Simone Noveck · A new white paper from The Institutional Architecture Lab argues that combating AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic content in elections requires purpose-built institutions.
- [Coming Soon: InnovateUS to Offer Training on Responsible AI for Public Sector Legal Professionals](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-training-for-public-sector-legal-professionals-course): 2025-05-20 · Dane Gambrell, Bonnie McGilpin, Jessica Silverman · InnovateUS is excited to announce "Responsible AI for Public Sector Legal Professionals," two free courses which equip public sector lawyers and legal support staff to safely and responsibly use AI tools and implement AI systems to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their work while…
- [DOGE Is Using AI To Centralize Government Power. It’s Time to Flip the Script.](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/doge-using-ai-to-centralize-government-power): 2025-05-19 · Neil Kleiman, Eric Gordon · The Trump administration’s January 20 executive order rechristening the US Digital Service as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has effectively hijacked the civic tech movement.
- [Leading with Purpose: Social Change in the AI Age: Delivered at the Kean University Honors Convocation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/leading_with_purpose): 2025-05-14 · Beth Simone Noveck · In our AI revolution, we face a pivotal choice between using these unprecedented cognitive tools to amplify our worst tendencies or solve humanity's greatest challenges.
- [House Republicans Include AI Regulation Preemption in Budget Reconciliation Bill](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/federal-preemption): 2025-05-13 · Beth Simone Noveck · House Republicans have introduced a provision in the Budget Reconciliation bill that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence systems for a decade.
- [Research Radar: Co-Designing AI Systems](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-co-designing-ai-systems): 2025-05-13 · Beth Simone Noveck · ETH Zurich researchers introduce "Value-Sensitive Citizen Science," a systematic framework combining design principles with citizen science to foster meaningful public participation in AI development.
- [Governing AI: Fired Over Fair Use - The Bombshell AI-Training Report](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/AI-copyright): 2025-05-12 · Beth Simone Noveck · President Trump’s weekend firing of the Register of Copyrights spotlights a 113-page bombshell report that brands large-scale AI training as prima-facie infringement. The Copyright Office sides with copyright owners while offering a nuanced analysis and leaving it to the market to sort out.
- [Global AI Watch: Listening to Public Servants - What Dubai and New Jersey Teach Us About AI Readiness](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/global-ai-watch-listening-to-public-servants-what-dubai-and-new-jersey-teach-us-about-ai-readiness): 2025-05-07 · Beth Simone Noveck · Dubai's comprehensive 60-question AI survey yielded just 4% participation while New Jersey's streamlined, AI-assisted approach garnered 5,000 responses in three weeks—yet both revealed similar insights about public servants' AI readiness.
- [Research Radar: Race, Democracy, and AI - Spencer Overton Offers a Framework for a More Inclusive Digital Future](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/overton_race_AI): 2025-05-06 · Beth Simone Noveck · In this week's Research Radar: The future of American democracy may hinge on whether artificial intelligence supercharges racial division or helps build more inclusive participation.
- [People Before Platforms: Why OMB’s AI Memos Won’t Work Without Training](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/omb-ai-memos-need-for-training): 2025-05-05 · Alberto Rodriguez Alvarez · Last month, the White House's Office of Management and Budget released two memoranda that shift how our government will approach artificial intelligence. There's just one problem: the people tasked with implementing these ambitious directives haven't been prepared for this moment.
- [Global AI and Democracy Watch: UAE's AI-Powered Legislative Office: An Experiment Worth Watching](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/UAE_AI_lawmaking): 2025-04-30 · Beth Simone Noveck · The UAE has announced its "Legislative Intelligence Office," promising to transform lawmaking through AI by integrating legislation, judicial rulings, and public services.
- [Research Radar: Using Machine Learning to Map State Capacity](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-using-machine-learning-to-map-state-capacity): 2025-04-29 · Beth Simone Noveck · Norwegian researchers have created detailed maps of state capacity at the local level using machine learning to combine citizen surveys with geographic data across Africa.
- [AI Governance Watch: The Executive Order on AI in Education: Progress or Paradox?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-in-ed-order): 2025-04-28 · Beth Simone Noveck · The White House's new executive order on AI education promises to prepare American students for an AI-driven future through challenges, partnerships, and teacher training.
- [From Citizen to Senator: How Brazil is Reimagining Citizen Engagement in the Age of AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-citizen-engagement-in-brazil): 2025-04-23 · Dane Gambrell, Beth Simone Noveck · A recent Reboot Democracy series explored how Brazil’s Federal Senate is using AI and citizen engagement to improve the lawmaking process and the opportunities and limitations of these approaches.
- [“If Everyone Understands AI, They’ll Find a Way to Use It”: How India Is Building a Future-Ready Civil Service](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/india-civil-service-reform-mission-karmayogi): 2025-04-20 · Anirudh Dinesh · India is quietly rewriting the playbook for public service—training millions of officials in AI, policy, and more through Mission Karmayogi. From clerks to top officers, a digital learning revolution is underway to deliver citizen-centric and future-ready public services. Here's how they're doing it
- [Transforming democracy from within: A Closer Look at Brazil’s Citizen Engagement Initiatives in Parliament - Part 2](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/transforming-democracy-from-within-part-2): 2025-04-16 · José Luis Marti · Brazil’s parliamentary democratic innovations show how nations can achieve more open, inclusive, and participatory parliaments.
- [Designing AI With Communities: the AIEP Project](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/designing-ai-with-communities-education): 2025-04-15 · Sofía Bosch Gómez · Together with hundreds of families, the Burnes Center for Social Change and Innovate Public Schools are co-designing an AI-powered tool designed to empower families to better understand and engage with their child’s individualized education plan (IEP).
- [Transforming democracy from within: A Closer Look at Brazil’s Citizen Engagement Initiatives in Parliament - Part 1](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/transforming-democracy-from-within-part-1): 2025-04-14 · José Luis Marti · Brazil’s Senate stands as a powerful example of how parliaments can use technology to make citizen engagement in lawmaking more accessible and meaningful.
- [Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against Misinformation: A Conversation with Ed Bice](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/conversation-with-ed-bice): 2025-04-09 · Giorgia Christiansen · How do we tackle misinformation when traditional strategies no longer work? That was the central question in our latest Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI conversation with Ed Bice, 2024 Skoll Award Winner for Social Innovation and CEO of Meedan, a nonprofit organization focused on building tools…
- [Advancing Brazil’s Citizen Engagement with AI: Reflections and Opportunities](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/advancing-brazil-citizen-engagement-ai): 2025-04-08 · Cristiano Ferri · A recent Reboot Democracy series, co-authored by the head of the Brazilian Senate's e-Citizenship Office, describes how the Brazilian Senate is—and hopes to expand—using artificial intelligence to enable greater citizen engagement in lawmaking.
- [Brazil’s Online Consultation System is Reimagining Democracy for the Digital Age](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-lawmaking-brazil-senate-part-4): 2025-04-07 · Beth Simone Noveck, Dane Gambrell, Alisson Bruno Dias De Queiroz, Luis Kimaid · The Brazilian Senate's Public Consultation system has gathered over 30 million yes/no votes on legislation in the past decade from 15 million registered citizens.
- [How New Jersey's AI Task Force Used AI Agents to Develop Evidence-Based Policy Solutions with New Jersey Residents](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/new-jersey-ai-task-force-policy-recommendations): 2025-04-03 · Dane Gambrell · New Jersey's State AI Task Force used AI to develop more robust recommendations faster and with the benefit of large-scale community engagement.
- [Brazil's Legislative Workshops: Using AI to Strengthen Youth Engagement](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-lawmaking-brazil-senate-part-3): 2025-04-02 · Beth Simone Noveck, Dane Gambrell, Alisson Bruno Dias De Queiroz, Luis Kimaid · The Brazilian Senate's Legislative Workshop program teaches students how to develop legislative proposals in classroom settings.
- [Branching Out: A Third Legislative Chamber for the AI Age](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/third-house-government-AI): 2025-04-01 · Eduardo Albrecht · The proliferation and collection of large amounts of citizens’ data has led to the rise of "political machines" – AI systems used in government to make decisions around resource allocation.
- [The Interactive Event: Using AI to Improve Citizen Engagement in Legislative Hearings - Insights from Brazil](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-lawmaking-brazil-senate-part-2): 2025-03-31 · Beth Simone Noveck, Dane Gambrell, Alisson Bruno Dias De Queiroz, Luis Kimaid · Brazil's Senate has revolutionized citizen engagement, fielding 69,000 public questions across 440 committee hearings in 2024, with senators responding to 90%.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #51](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-51): 2025-03-27 · Angelique Casem, Dane Gambrell · In the news this week: The Reboot Blog on why state leaders are meeting at Princeton University this June to develop practical frameworks for responsible AI use.
- [States Leading the Way: Why We're Convening State Leaders to Shape America's AI Future](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/States-Leading-the-Way): 2025-03-27 · Beth Simone Noveck · While federal AI policy shifts toward deregulation, my fellow state AI leaders will gather in June with researchers, entrepreneurs, and technologists at Princeton University under the auspices of the National Governors Association, the Center for Public Sector AI, the NJ AI Hub, InnovateUS and the…
- [From Citizen to Senator: Artificial Intelligence and the Reinvention of Citizen Lawmaking in Brazil](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-lawmaking-brazil-senate): 2025-03-26 · Beth Simone Noveck, Luis Kimaid, Alisson Bruno Dias De Queiroz, Dane Gambrell · Brazil's Federal Senate has pioneered four innovative citizen participation mechanisms that transform ordinary Brazilians from occasional voters into active lawmakers, with over 120,000 legislative ideas submitted and 11 million votes cast.
- [Our Love-Hate Relationship with Digital Technology](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/love-hate-digital-technology): 2025-03-24 · Lee Rainie · Many Americans are fearful in important ways about AI – particularly generative AI and large language models (LLMs) – and yet the user base is exploding. New research from the Imagining the Digital Future Center at Elon University looks at our love-hate relationship with emerging technologies.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #50](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-50): 2025-03-20 · Angelique Casem, Dane Gambrell · In the news this week: A report from the Center for Democracy & Technology finds that civic tech organizations in Mexico & Taiwan effectively used AI tools to combat AI-driven information in last year’s elections while Cornell’s Frank Pasquale argues that AI poses a threat to democratic processes.
- [Bringing Citizens into the Courtroom: How Digital Technologies Can Democratize Constitutional Justice](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Bringing-Citizens-into-the-Courtroom): 2025-03-19 · Alejandro Cortés-Arbeláez · Constitutional courts remain disconnected from the citizens they ultimately serve, but AI could transform this relationship.
- [The Peacemaking Machine: Can AI Improve Democratic Deliberation?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/habermas-machine-%20workshop): 2025-03-18 · Giorgia Christiansen · "Democracy relies on the exchange of ideas, conversations, and deliberation. This has been true since Athenian democracy and remains crucial today—perhaps more so than ever. However, meaningful deliberation is becoming increasingly difficult." — Professor Michiel Bakker, MIT/DeepMind
- [AI Will Completely Transform Local Government in the Next 10 Years— If We Embrace It Effectively](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-will-completely-transform-local-government-in-the-next-10-years-if-we-embrace-it-effectively): 2025-03-14 · Neil Kleiman · AI will transform local government. To ensure these changes improve service delivery, we need to invest in training and culture change in local government.
- [Investing in You: Free Upskilling for Public Professionals Impacted by Federal Layoffs](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/investing-in-you-free-upskilling-for-public-professionals-impacted-by-federal-layoffs): 2025-03-13 · Impacted by the layoffs in the federal government? We're here to help. Reboot Democracy and its partner projects Power at Work and InnovateUS have curated a set of free training resources designed to help you build new skills and knowledge to prepare for re-entering the job market, whether in the…
- [News That Caught Our Eye #49](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-49): 2025-03-13 · Angelique Casem, Dane Gambrell · In the news this week: Tech groups warn that budget cuts to the National Institute of Standards and Technology could undermine US AI leadership, urging officials to preserve the agency's critical role in standards development.
- [Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against Misinformation: A Conversation with Ed Bice](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/a-conversation-with-ed-bice): 2025-03-10 · Angelique Casem · Join us on March 20 at 5 p.m. ET for Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against Misinformation: A Conversation with Ed Bice, CEO of Meedan and 2024 Skoll Award winner.
- [The Federation of American Scientists Call on OMB to Maintain the Agency AI Use Case Inventories at Their Current Level of Detail](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/fas-omb-ai-use-case-letter): 2025-03-06 · Clara Langevin · To support continued transparency and accountability in government AI use, the Federation of American Scientists has written a letter urging OMB to maintain its detailed guidance on AI inventories.
- [InnovateUS March Newsletter: Investing in Public Sector Upskilling](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/innovateus-march-newsletter): 2025-03-05 · Jessica Silverman · While others work to dismantle government, we are investing in building the capacity and skills of public professionals. Read the InnovateUS March newsletter with news of free workshops on AI and administrative burden reduction, homelessness solutions, climate resilience, and digital transformation.
- [Internet Archive Book Talk - Thursday, March 13 Copyright, AI, and Great Power Competition](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/internet-archive-book-talk-thursday-march-13-copyright-ai-and-great-power-competition): 2025-03-05 · Join the Internet Archive on Thursday, March 13 for a thought-provoking discussion on Copyright, AI, and Great Power Competition, a new paper by Joshua Levine and Tim Hwang.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #48](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-48): 2025-03-05 · Dane Gambrell · In the news this week: Beth Simone Noveck raises concerns about President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy, arguing the nomination reveals a national AI strategy lacking vision beyond deregulation and failing to address AI's role in government modernization.
- [America First, Science Last? Kratsios Hearing Signals Empty AI Strategy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/america-first-science-last-kratsios-hearing-signals-empty-ai-strategy): 2025-03-03 · Beth Simone Noveck · Trump's pick to lead OSTP professed American AI leadership at his confirmation hearing while ignoring the dismantling of the very scientific institutions that sustain it.
- [AI in the Classroom: Key Insights from the Rethinking Reading Workshop Series](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-classroom-reading): 2025-02-27 · Agueda Quiroga · A workshop series shows how AI tools are helping to transform literacy education.
- [How Tech Oligarchs Are Using AI Hype to Push Mass Layoffs](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-hype-mass-layoffs): 2025-02-27 · Dane Gambrell · AI is part of the rationale behind the DOGE-led mass layoffs in the federal government, as well as recent job cuts by tech firms. Through collective action, workers are showing that AI's impact isn't predetermined by technology – it can be shaped through worker power.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #47](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-47): 2025-02-27 · Angelique Casem, Dane Gambrell · McKinsey explores the rise of AI in the workplace while Pew finds that half of workers (52%) say they’re worried about AI at work and Dane Gambrell argues that AI is being used as an excuse for mass layoffs in the federal government.
- [Research Radar: The Peacemaking Machine? How AI can help humans find common ground in democratic deliberation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/habermas-machine): 2025-02-27 · Beth Simone Noveck · Join us in-person or online on Thursday, February 27 at 4 p.m. ET for a live conversation. https://rebootdemocracy.ai/events about the "Habermas Machine" and new research from Google Deep Mind showing that AI can help groups find common ground on controversial issues.
- [Understanding the Role of GenAI in Elections: A Crucial Endeavor for 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/understanding-the-role-of-genAI-in-elections): 2025-02-21 · Fernanda Sauca · With over 70 national elections held in 2024, concerns around genAI’s potential to disrupt democratic integrity were at an all-time high.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #45](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-45): 2025-02-14 · Angelique Casem, Dane Gambrell · This week in the headlines: Canada’s Justin Longo writes about governments using AI to deliver multilingual services while Elon Musk is developing a chatbot for the federal government called GSAi in an effort to reduce the federal workforce. Workday and Klarna are laying off workers because of AI.
- [Artificial Bilingualism, Public Service Delivery, and Democratic Pluralism](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/machine-translation-multilingual-societies): 2025-02-13 · Justin Longo · For Canada and other multilingual societies, advances in machine translation could provide great opportunities to improve service delivery and access to government.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #44](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-44): 2025-02-05 · Angelique Casem, Dane Gambrell · An AEI report argues that AI isn't ready to draft regulations while the EU starts enforcing theirs. OpenAI made progress with AI Agents and New Jersey unveiled its $72M AI Hub at Princeton. Code for America published an “AI Cheat Sheet” for government and Canada explores a Citizens Assembly on AI.
- [Driving Product Model Development with the Technology Modernization Fund](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/driving-product-model-development-with-the-technology-modernization-fund): 2025-02-04 · Beth Simone Noveck, Ben Bain, Lynn Overmann, Jennifer Pahlka · The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) currently funds multiyear technology projects to help agencies improve their service delivery.
- [The Peacemaking Machine: A conversation with MIT and Deepmind's Micheal Henry Tessler and Michiel A. Bakker](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-peacemaking-machine): 2025-02-03 · Angelique Casem · Join us for a conversation with MIT and Deepmind’s Michael Henry Tessler and Michiel A. Bakker on February 27 at Northeastern University. Tessler and Bakker will unveil their groundbreaking "Habermas Machine," tested with over 5,700 UK participants.
- [Who Participates in Digital Democracy – and Who Really Benefits?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Who-Participates-in-Digital-Democracy): 2025-02-03 · Fredrik M. Sjoberg, Tiago C. Peixoto · Who participates in digital democracy doesn’t always determine who benefits – what matters is whether and how governments respond. If they don’t respond, or if their response isn’t inclusive, even the broadest participation means little.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #43](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-43): 2025-01-30 · Angelique Casem, Dane Gambrell · Montgomery County’s Michael Baskin uses AI as a disaster planning partner while the Bank of Canada’s Stephanie Kelton uses AI as an economic simulation planning partner and Harvard Business School's Mitch Weiss uses AI agents for just about everything.
- [Ready for Wildfire: Using GenAI as a "Practice Partner" for Future-Ready Governments](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ready-for-wildfire-ai-practice-partner): 2025-01-29 · Michael Baskin · To be ready for emergent futures, organizations need to shift from having planned to being prepared. Practice closes the readiness gap. Organizations and leaders that re-imagine GenAI as a "practice partner” can build adaptive, resilient organizations that are ready for what’s coming.
- [Innovation at the Library of Congress with Natalie Buda Smith](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/innovation-at-the-library-of-congress-with-natalie-buda-smith): 2025-01-24 · Beth Simone Noveck, Giorgia Christiansen · Natalie Buda Smith, Director of Digital Strategy at the Library of Congress, presents her team’s work investigating how Congress can use artificial intelligence to enhance its operations.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #42](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-42): 2025-01-23 · Angelique Casem, Dane Gambrell · In a major shift in U.S. AI policy, President Trump has issued an executive order repealing President Biden's previous AI safety regulations and announced the "Stargate" initiative, a $100 billion program aimed at strengthening U.S. AI infrastructure.
- [Beyond AI Regulation: New Executive Orders Show Government Embracing AI as Infrastructure](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/final_Biden_AI_Orders): 2025-01-17 · Beth Simone Noveck · The Biden Administration's final executive orders on AI mark a shift from regulation to embracing AI as critical infrastructure, but their framing as national security imperatives misses an opportunity to champion AI's role in strengthening democratic governance.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #41](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-41): 2025-01-17 · Dane Gambrell, Angelique Casem · New This Week! The Biden Administration's swan song on AI policy arrived this week with two executive orders - one on AI infrastructure and another on cybersecurity.
- [New Jersey Issues Landmark Guidance on AI and Algorithmic Discrimination](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/new-jersey-issues-landmark-guidance-on-ai-and-algorithmic-discrimination): 2025-01-13 · Beth Simone Noveck · New Jersey's Division on Civil Rights has issued clear guidance that puts organizations on notice: using AI or automated decision-making tools doesn't exempt you from anti-discrimination laws.
- [An AI Opportunity: California's Wildfire Detection System](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/AI_wildwires): 2025-01-12 · Beth Simone Noveck · The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles reveals both the potential and limitations of AI in public safety. Extreme conditions, including high winds, led to the fires.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #40: January 10, 2025](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-40): 2025-01-10 · Angelique Casem, Dane Gambrell · AI News This Week: Congressional rules package instructs officials in the U.S. House of Representatives to continue to integrate AI into House operations.
- [AI and the Future of Lawmaking: Innovation at the Library of Congress](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-and-the-future-of-lawmaking-innovation-at-the-library-of-congress): 2025-01-09 · Angelique Casem · Join us for a Zoom lecture with Natalie Buda Smith and Dr. Beth Simone Noveck exploring AI's role in legislative innovation and democracy.
- [A New Research Agenda for AI and Civic Engagement](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/AI-and-the-Future-of-Digital-Public-Squares): 2025-01-08 · Dane Gambrell · A new paper lays out a research agenda for further developing the use of large language models to create more deliberative and healthier digital public squares.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #39: December 18, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-39): 2024-12-18 · Dane Gambrell, Angelique Casem · This special holiday edition of AI News explores how technology is transforming the festive season! This week in AI News: OpenAI launched “12 Days of OpenAI,” featuring daily updates, demos, and product announcements. Highlights include the o1 reasoning model, ChatGPT Pro business tier, and more.
- [Agents for the few, queues for the many – or agents for all?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-agents-for-the-few): 2024-12-16 · Tiago C. Peixoto, Luke Jordan · Closing the public services divide by regulating for AI’s opportunities.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #38: December 12, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-12-12): 2024-12-12 · Dane Gambrell, Domenick Gaita, Autumn Sloboda · This Week in AI News: The state of New Jersey is training 10,000 government employees in how to responsibly use AI to deliver better public services.
- [Smart City, Smarter Citizens with Mayor San-Cheng Chang](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/smart-city-smarter-citizens-with-mayor-san-cheng-chang): 2024-12-06 · Ayush Khanvilkar, Angelique Casem · View the full conversation from the December 5, 2024 lecture by Mayor San-Cheng Chang, moderated by Beth Simone Noveck.
- [In New Jersey, using AI starts with empowering employees](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/in-new-jersey-using-ai-starts-with-empowering-employees): 2024-12-04 · Beth Simone Noveck · Beth Simone Noveck highlights New Jersey’s AI initiative, training 10,000 state employees to responsibly leverage AI. This workforce-led approach improves services, fosters innovation, and sets a model for other governments.
- [EVENT: Join us December 5 for a conversation on smart cities with Dr. San-Cheng Chang](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Dr.-San-Cheng-Chang): 2024-12-02 · Autumn Sloboda · Join us on Thursday, December 5 at 6 p.m. ET for an inspiring conversation with Dr. San-Cheng (Simon) Chang, Mayor of Taoyuan and former Taiwanese Premier as he showcases how the city harnesses artificial intelligence to enhance governance.
- [Frank McCourt on Our Biggest Fight and Future of TikTok](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/frank-mccourt-on-our-biggest-fight-and-future-of-tiktok): 2024-11-20 · Beth Simone Noveck · McCourt was our guest in the Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI Lecture Series this week where he talked about what’s wrong with Big Tech and his hope to acquire TikTok and begin to fix the challenges.
- [Mass. should follow Calif.’s lead, use AI to shed light on lawmakers](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Letter-to-the-boston-globe): 2024-11-13 · Beth Simone Noveck · Following criticism of Massachusetts' legislative opacity and a vote granting the state auditor oversight powers, my letter to the Globe argues we should adopt California's successful AI-driven legislative transparency model.
- [EVENT: Join us November 19 to discuss “Our Biggest Fight” with Frank McCourt](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Event-Frank-McCourt): 2024-11-12 · Autumn Sloboda · Join us on November 19 at 5 p.m. ET for a conversation with Frank H. McCourt, Jr.
- [New Jersey Releases Artificial Intelligence Task Force Report](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/new-jersey-releases-artificial-intelligence-task-force-report): 2024-11-12 · Beth Simone Noveck · The report details recommendations that aim to create economic opportunities for residents and businesses, encourage ethical use of AI technologies, promote equitable outcomes, support public and private workforces, and improve government services and the resident experience.
- [Two open faculty AI governance jobs at Northeastern College of Social Sciences](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/two-open-faculty-ai-governance-jobs-at-northeastern-college-of-social-sciences): 2024-11-12 · Beth Simone Noveck · Successful candidates will teach undergraduate and graduate courses and will be working on the advancement of Responsible AI/Democracy at one or more scales, including but not limited to global/diplomatic, national, municipal/local, and grassroots/community, and may have experience with the roles…
- [News That Caught Our Eye #35 November 5, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-Election-Day-11-05-2024): 2024-11-05 · Autumn Sloboda, Beth Simone Noveck · It's election day, and as American voters head to the polls, we’ve curated stories focused on the ways in which AI is changing the election landscape. From bolstering transparency to tackling misinformation, welcome to this special election edition of News That Caught Our Eye.
- [Leveraging AI to Promote Fair Elections with Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean and Kate Gage](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Leveraging-AI-to-Promote-Fair-Elections): 2024-11-03 · Autumn Sloboda · View the full conversation from the October 30, 2024 lecture by Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean and Kate Gage.
- [Audrey Tang: Alignment Assemblies can enable us to govern AI collaboratively.](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/audrey-tang-ai-democracy): 2024-11-01 · Taiwan's first Digital Minister describes how collective intelligence can be harnessed to strengthen democratic governance and build a collaborative approach to global AI safety.
- [Building Worker Power in the AI Age: A Blueprint from DOL](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Building-Worker-Power-in-the-AI-Age): 2024-10-31 · Dane Gambrell, Beth Simone Noveck, Seth Harris · The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new recommendations to guide employers and tech developers on implementing AI in ways that enhance rather than undermine worker power.
- [EVENT: Join us October 30: Kate Gage and Jeanine Abrams McLean on "Leveraging AI to Promote Fair Elections"](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Kate-Gage-and-Jeanine-Abrams-McLean): 2024-10-28 · Autumn Sloboda · The Burnes Center for Social Change and The Governance Lab, in collaboration with the Institute for Experiential AI, invite you to the next lecture in our series: Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI, on Wednesday, October 30, at 5 p.m. ET! This upcoming session features Dr.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #33: October 24, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-10-24): 2024-10-24 · Autumn Sloboda, Domenick Gaita · This Week in AI News: The U.S. Department of Labor introduced a new roadmap designed to ensure AI enhances job quality while safeguarding worker rights. A recent study demonstrated how AI can facilitate common ground in democratic discussions, highlighting its potential to reduce division.
- [The Center for Public Sector AI's Comprehensive Guide to State and Local AI Policies](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/The-Center-for-Public-Sector-AI's-Comprehensive-Guide-to-State-and-Local-AI-Policies): 2024-10-24 · Autumn Sloboda · State and local governments are quickly adopting AI, but they need clear, organized guidance for responsible implementation. The Center for Public Sector AI has created a resource to help.
- [The Dark Side of Progress: Harari's Grim AI Predictions in Nexus](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/nexus): 2024-10-21 · Beth Simone Noveck · Nexus offers a sweeping historical exploration of information networks, illustrating how technology has shaped and reinforced power dynamics. Harari’s pessimistic outlook on AI highlights its potential dangers but falls short in proposing solutions.
- [How Singapore’s Policymakers Are Experimenting With AI to Make Data-Driven Decisions](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/How-Singapores-Policymakers-are-Experimenting-with-AI): 2024-10-08 · Giulio Quaggiotto · Sense is a powerful AI-driven tool enabling Singapore's public service officers to make data-driven decisions effortlessly by querying complex datasets in natural language, revolutionizing the accessibility of government data.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye: September 25, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-Sept-25): 2024-09-25 · Autumn Sloboda, Domenick Gaita · It’s UN General Assembly week and there are lots of stories in this week’s news on international collaboration: The U.S.
- [Announced the Reboot Democracy Chatbot: How AI Can Help Uncover Hidden Knowledge and Find Answers to the World’s Problems](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/announced-the-reboot-democracy-chatbot-how-ai-can-help-uncover-hidden-knowledge-and-find-answers-to-the-worlds-problems): 2024-09-24 · Beth Simone Noveck · A chatbot can assist policymakers, the public, and researchers in accessing a wide array of existing research, legislative and regulatory documents, case studies, and reports, enabling us to craft policies that are informed by a comprehensive understanding of historical context and current best…
- [Really Awesome Gadget: The Democracy Rebooted Chatbot and Retrieval Augmented Generation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/really-awesome-gadget-the-democracy-rebooted-chatbot-and-retrieval-augmented-generation): 2024-09-24 · Interview with Róbert Bjanson and Stephan Schmidt about the Reboot Democracy Chatbot. (edited for clarity and brevity)
- [Definitions, digital, and distance: on AI and policymaking](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/definitions-ai-policymaking): 2024-09-23 · Gavin Freeguard · Human decisions will drive the deployment of technology in policymaking, for good and ill. Better policymaking should make lives better for humans, which is why we should listen to them.
- [The Reboot Democracy News that Caught Our Eye Podcast: Experimenting with NotebookLM](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/experimenting-with-nootebooklm): 2024-09-20 · Autumn Sloboda · AI is revolutionizing the way we learn, offering new ways to engage with content. One of those exciting advancements is the ability to transform written digital content into coherent and professional audio formats.
- [Audrey Tang and Beth Noveck on Digital Infrastructure for Civic Participation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/digital-participation-infrastructure): 2024-09-19 · Beth Simone Noveck, Audrey Tang · In a Q&A with New America, Audrey Tang and Beth Simone Noveck discuss the international landscape of civic participation, and the digital infrastructure we need to support collaborative, inclusive, and democratic communities.
- [Building a More Public AI Ecosystem: Insights from Lawrence Lessig](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/building-a-more-public-ai-ecosystem-lawrence-lessig): 2024-09-19 · Autumn Sloboda
- [Could Congress Leverage AI to Help Restore Faith in US Democracy?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Congress-Leverage-Faith-Democracy-Kelly): 2024-09-19 · Lorelei Kelly · With a commitment to embracing technology and leveraging constituent data, Congress has a promising opportunity to modernize its operations and rejuvenate democracy, fostering greater engagement and trust in the political process.
- [The 2024 Computation + Journalism Symposium](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-2024-computation-and-journalism-symposium): 2024-09-19 · Autumn Sloboda · Join Northeastern's Internet Democracy Initiative for the 2024 Computation + Journalism Symposium.
- [Call for Abstracts: Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/call-for-abstract-ai-symposium): 2024-09-17 · Dane Gambrell · Through this Friday, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is inviting submissions for a spring 2025 symposium focused on how institutions can prepare for the potential impacts of AI on democratic freedoms.
- [California's Digital Democracy: Using AI to Enhance Legislative Transparency](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/lecture-series-david-lesher-legislative-transparency): 2024-09-16 · Ayush Khanvilkar · View the full conversation from the Sept 12, 2024 lecture by David Lesher with remarks from Senator Andrew Zwicker
- [EVENT: Join us on September 12 for a conversation with David Lesher on "Using AI to Foster Legislative Transparency"](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/lecture-series-david-lesher-digital-democracy): 2024-09-09 · Domenick Gaita · The Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI lecture series returns on September 12 with David Lesher, a veteran California journalist and state policy expert and the creator of Digital Democracy.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #27: September 9, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-27): 2024-09-09 · Domenick Gaita, Autumn Sloboda · In the news this week: US seizes Russian websites used in bid to influence elections; how AI is transforming farming; and the latest stories about technology companies integrating AI in education.
- [Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI Lecture Series Returns on September 12](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/democracy-lecture-series-fall-2024): 2024-09-09 · Autumn Sloboda · The Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI lecture series, which kicks off this Thursday, brings together changemakers from a variety of fields to explore how AI can offer fresh solutions to the challenges facing modern democratic governance.
- [FCC Proposes New Rules for AI-Generated Content in Political Ads](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/fcc-proposes-ai-disclosure-political-ads): 2024-09-05 · Dane Gambrell · Under the proposed rules, broadcasters would be required to disclose instances where AI-generated content is used in political advertisements that appear on television and on the radio.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #26: August 30, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-26): 2024-08-30 · Angelique Casem · Our news roundup this week explores how the California AI bill is dividing silicon valley with many tech giants calling it a threat, how police have begun using AI to write incident reports, Colorado county employing AI for emergency communications, and much more.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #25: August 21, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-25): 2024-08-21 · Dane Gambrell · In the news this week: New insights from state IT leaders and public servants on how AI may (or may not) transform government agencies' work; how USAID and DARPA are experimenting with AI to solve problems; and the latest stories about AI-driven misinformation targeting elections and how platforms…
- [News That Caught Our Eye #24: August 14, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-24): 2024-08-14 · Dane Gambrell · This week’s stories delve into AI's role in policymaking, from reshaping public-interest investment strategies to modernizing Congress to improving economic forecasting. Other stories cover new efforts to use AI to automate scientific discovery and social science experiments.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #23: August 7, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/news-that-caught-our-eye-23): 2024-08-07 · Dane Gambrell · Our news roundup this week explores how public institutions are using AI to support public defenders in Kentucky, bolster training for public servants in California, and help New York City improve services from transportation to education.
- [Philosophy can help us to understand AI's impact on democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/philosophy-is-crucial-in-the-age-of-ai): 2024-08-06 · OpenAI anticipates “superintelligence” – AI surpassing human abilities – this decade and is dedicating resources to align AI with human values.
- [A New Resource For How Parliaments Can Use AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-use-cases-parliament-ipu): 2024-08-01 · Dane Gambrell · A new resource from the Inter-Parliamentary Union collects AI use cases aimed at lawmaking bodies.
- [How AI chatbots could improve civic engagement in the 2024 election](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/How-AI-chatbots-could-improve-civic-engagement): 2024-08-01 · Beth Simone Noveck · Election officials have the authority and responsibility to ensure voters have access to the best possible tools for making informed decisions. So why isn’t AI part of the equation?
- [News That Caught Our Eye #22: July 31, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-22): 2024-07-31 · Dane Gambrell · In the news this week: New research insights on how we can better understand and address democratic backsliding, how scientists are using AI to improve weather forecasting and the detection of wildfires, Brazil’s $4 billion plan to build the nation’s AI industry, and much more.
- [AI and You: How New Jersey Is Using Collective Intelligence to Get Smarter on AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-and-you-all-our-ideas-new-jersey): 2024-07-30 · Dane Gambrell · The GovLab is supporting New Jersey’s AI Task Force in using the online engagement tool All Our Ideas to ask workers for their opinions on how AI will impact the Garden State’s workforce.
- [Using AI? Learn How, Says the ABA to Lawyers in a Formal Opinion](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ABA-GENAI): 2024-07-30 · Beth Simone Noveck · Yesterday the American Bar Association published a formal opinion, declaring that under the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, lawyers using generative AI have a “duty of competence” to develop an “understanding of the evolving nature of GAI.” This is why InnovateUS is launching a new GenAI…
- [InnovateUS launches Responsible AI for Public Professionals: Using Generative AI at Work](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/innovateus-launches-responsible-ai-for-public-professionals-using-generative-ai-at-work): 2024-07-11 · Beth Simone Noveck, Jessica Silverman · InnovateUS launches the "Responsible AI for Public Professionals" course, enabling public sector employees to use generative AI responsibly. This free, self-paced course covers drafting documents, analyzing data, brainstorming, and communication.
- [Mitchell Weiss: What will AI do in government? A lot.](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/mitchell-weiss-AI-in-government): 2024-06-25 · Author and Professor at Harvard Business School, Mitchell Weiss — self-described fan of metaphors — blogs a vision for AI as a multi-tasking, many-handed "Chief of Stuff" within government services.
- [NEW BOOK: Why AI Undermines Democracy and What to Do about It](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/coeckelbergh-book): 2024-06-24 · Beth Simone Noveck · Mark Coeckelbergh's "Why AI Undermines Democracy and What to Do about It" offers a philosophical critique of AI's impact on democratic principles.
- [Listening to the Unheard: Mexico's Unprecedented Effort to Rebuild Trust in its Justice System](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/listening-to-the-unheard-mexicos-unprecedented-effort-to-rebuild-trust-in-its-justice-system): 2024-06-10 · Beth Simone Noveck, Sam DeJohn · GovLab Fellow Dino Cantu recounts her experience creating The Encuentro Nacional para una Agenda de Seguridad y Justicia which aims to address Mexico's judicial system's deep-rooted issues by facilitating collaborative forums.
- [Listen: Building Tech That Doesn’t Suck. The Lever Podcast Talks with Beth Noveck about the IRS Direct File Pilot](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/listen-building-tech-that-doesnt-suck-the-lever-podcast-talks-with-beth-noveck-about-the-irs-direct-file-pilot): 2024-06-07 · Aubrey Burgess · The latest episode of The Lever podcast, "America’s Biggest Tax Scam May Finally End," explores government's technology capabilities and advocates for collaborative efforts between the public and private sectors to prioritize public interests in technology development.
- [New Jersey Co-Creates AI Strategy With Public-Sector Staff](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/NJ-AI-Public-Survey): 2024-06-05 · Beth Simone Noveck · Throughout the month of June, New Jersey will be the first state to survey its public workforce about AI. We are asking executive branch employees from about 28 agencies to share their views on AI.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #19: June 4th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-19): 2024-06-04 · Jay Kemp · This week’s edition covers OpenAI's efforts to counter foreign influence operations, the role of AI in California’s education and government sectors, and the public’s growing support for AI in government services.
- [The GovLab Launches Report About New AI Problem-Solving Toolkit](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/smarter-crowdsourcing-and-policy-synth-report): 2024-06-04 · Dane Gambrell · Co-authored with Citizens Foundation, the report describes a novel problem solving method that combines the collective wisdom of human experts and the computational power of AI agents to enhance and scale up public problem-solving processes.
- [Listen: In “The Road to Accountable AI,” Kevin Werbach helps listeners navigate AI hype and implementation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Road-To-Accountable-AI-podcast): 2024-06-03 · Jay Kemp · In his podcast, Wharton’s Kevin Werbach interviews experts and executives building accountable AI systems, to shine a light on effective, responsible, and safe implementation.
- [New InnovateUS Course – “What Works: Fast Field Scanning with AI”](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/innovate-us-fast-field-scanning-course): 2024-06-03 · Jessica Silverman, Jay Kemp · The free online course from our partner project equips learners with skills for getting smarter, faster from data from documents and people – while also providing hands-on advice for using generative AI to improve the learning process.
- [The AI Echo Chamber: New Paper on AI and Epistemic Risk](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/wihbey-epistemic-risk): 2024-06-03 · Beth Simone Noveck · NEW PAPER: John Wihbey argues that as AI increasingly mediates the information domains that shape public knowledge, it risks producing an "epistemically anachronistic" public sphere, stifling the emergence of new ideas and limiting democratic deliberation.
- [Research Radar: What can we learn from how algorithmic news recommenders impact political agendas in Denmark?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-news-recommender-systems): 2024-05-31 · Jay Kemp · Danish researchers conducted a large-scale experiment with 80k people during the country’s general election in 2022. Algorithmic sorters on news websites impacted both the quality, exposure, and diversity of news presented, raising concerns about political agenda-setting.
- [Research Radar: Breaking Language Barriers: EU's iDEM Project Harnesses AI to Empower Marginalized Voices in Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/research-radar-IDEM): 2024-05-30 · Beth Simone Noveck · New Horizon-funded EU research project aims to create more inclusive and participatory democratic deliberation through the use of AI-enabled text simplification. The research showcases the positive potential for using AI to strengthen democracy.
- [GovTech: Where to Start With AI? Cities and States Offer Use Cases](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/govtech-where-to-start-with-AI): 2024-05-29 · GovTech's Julia Edinger writes: "Building an AI program is a daunting proposition, but government has to start somewhere. From strengthening cybersecurity to improving 311, a handful of early adopters are finding safe and practical uses."
- [News That Caught Our Eye #18: May 28th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-18): 2024-05-28 · Jay Kemp · EU data privacy experts disagree on ChatGPT, while the VA deploys AI to better support veterans. At the city level, Colorado Springs and San Jose test out new use-cases for AI in improving constituents’ information access.
- [Plus Ça Change: Is a Public Internet But a Dream](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/plus-ca-change-humanite): 2024-05-28 · Beth Simone Noveck · In this 1999 article, I wrote for L'Humanité, I identified the emerging contradictions between the democratic promise of new media technologies and the realities of information overload, corporate surveillance, and the erosion of public discourse.
- [Interview with Orly Lobel on "AI and the Future of Workplace Democracy" for Reboot Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/orly-lobel-workplace-democracy-blogcast): 2024-05-22 · Joseph Brant · View the full conversation from this interview with Orly Lobel, Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego and the Director of the Center for Employment and Labor Law.
- [“Bot Beat” – a new, independent podcast about the journalists experimenting with AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Bot-Beat-podcast): 2024-05-20 · Jay Kemp · The Burnes Center’s Jay Kemp announces Bot Beat, an independent podcast tracking the stories of journalists harnessing AI in their reporting. They’ll keep you updated on possibilities & pitfalls for AI in reporting – keying you in on how these emerging tools could affect your work.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #17: May 20th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-17): 2024-05-20 · Jay Kemp · Audrey Tang features in TIME, AI continues to eat large amounts of power, and OpenAI and Google step on some toes. In our 17th edition, we continue to highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #16: May 16th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-16): 2024-05-16 · Jay Kemp · Healthcare policymakers from HHS to Congress consider responsible AI incorporation into the existing care process. Additionally, the U.S.
- [Senate Working Group Proposes $32 Billion to Spur AI Innovation: A Laundry List and Sparse Attention to Strengthening Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/bipartisan-senate-recommendations-AI): 2024-05-16 · Jay Kemp, Beth Simone Noveck · This week, the Senate AI Working Group released a report calling for a wide range of AI investments in AI research to help the United States improve its competitiveness with China.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #15: May 8th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-15): 2024-05-08 · Jay Kemp · While OpenAI and Microsoft dive deeper into election and government security work, Congress continues to take a tentative approach to drafting regulations. Furthermore, new grants fund AI research and the EU publishes the final text of its adopted AI Act.
- [UPCOMING ONLINE EVENT: Join Orly Lobel on May 16 for "AI and the Future of Workplace Democracy"](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/upcoming-Orly-Lobel-event): 2024-05-02 · Joseph Brant · The Reboot Democracy in the Age of AI lecture series welcomes Orly Lobel on Thursday, May 16th to discuss her book: The Equality Machine - Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #14: April 30th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-14): 2024-04-30 · Jay Kemp · From national security guidelines to the new AI Grand Challenges Act, highlights of this week’s Rebooting Democracy news include Ohio using AI to streamlining its administrative code and insights into urban cooling efforts in Raleigh.
- [Research Radar: What can we learn from Brazil, Singapore and Canada on ethical AI procurement for government use?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Research-Radar-AI-Procurement): 2024-04-30 · Jay Kemp, Beth Simone Noveck · The authors highlight “three key pitfalls around expertise, risk frameworks and transparency, that can decrease the efficacy of regulations aimed at government AI use.” They also suggest avenues for improvement.
- [Senator Booker Introduces AI Grand Challenges Act](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/booker-AI-grand-challenges): 2024-04-30 · Beth Simone Noveck · Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) announced the introduction of the AI Grand Challenges Act calling for NSF to create $1 million dollar prize-backed challenge competitions designed to solve public problems with AI.
- [Reviving Our Inner Child: 'Co-Intelligence' and the Promise of AI as a Creative Catalyst](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Ethan-Mollick-Co-Intelligence): 2024-04-25 · Beth Simone Noveck · In my review of Ethan Mollick's "Co-Intelligence," I delight in the author's imaginative conversations with AI personas, reminiscent of invisible childhood friends who inspire creativity. I appreciate Mollick's engaging exploration of AI as a thinking companion.
- [Interview with Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang for Reboot Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Audrey-Tang-Video-TOC): 2024-04-24 · Beth Simone Noveck, Jay Kemp · View the full conversation, including a table of contents for topics, from this interview with Audrey Tang, the first Digital Minister of Taiwan and author of Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy.
- [Steven Berlin Johnson on How to Use Google’s AI-Powered Research and Writing Tools in Your Work in Government](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Notebook-LM-Video): 2024-04-24 · Hannah Hetzer · In a live training for InnovateUS, our partner training program in AI, data and innovation skills for public professionals, best-selling author of thirteen books Steven Johnson introduces NotebookLM, Google's free AI-powered research and writing tool.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #13: April 23rd, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-13): 2024-04-23 · Jay Kemp · From the UAE to Buffalo, New York, this week’s news download on AI, democracy and governance covers the power grid, the copyright office, and data protection, and more.
- [Watch C-SPAN Book Talk with Jonathan Metzl and Beth Simone Noveck at the Harvard Book Store](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Metzl-Book-Talk-Harvard): 2024-04-18 · Jay Kemp · In his new book, Metzl reckons both with the long history of distrust of public health and the larger forces that allow mass shootings to occur on a near daily basis in America. Beth Simone Noveck finds parallels to doomerist narratives about AI from tech leaders.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #12: April 17th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-12): 2024-04-17 · Jay Kemp · The Supreme Court of Singapore and Supreme Court of India hold a joint conference on technology, with fascinating speeches on AI and the rule of law.
- [Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang’s “Job Description” — a guiding star for generative AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Audrey-Tang-Job-Description): 2024-04-12 · Jay Kemp · As Taiwan’s first-ever Digital Minister, Audrey Tang was asked to write their own job description – and wrote a poem. In this opinion piece, Jay Kemp argues the “job description” is also a guide for using generative AI to enhance digital democracy and heal online deliberation.
- [New Jersey is turning to AI to improve the job search process](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/new-jersey-is-turning-to-ai-to-improve-the-job-search-process): 2024-04-11 · Beth Simone Noveck · MyCareer.NJ.Gov exemplifies the critical role that public entities can play in harnessing AI for public good.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #11: April 9th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-11): 2024-04-09 · Jay Kemp · AI use-cases in government are all over the news this week — while the UN General Assembly, the Energy Secretary, and researchers explore the positives, Israel and Elon Musk show us the dark side of AI’s potential.
- [Upskilling Your Workforce for the Age of AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/upskilling-workforce-age-AI): 2024-04-05 · Dane Gambrell · While there is a great deal of apprehension about AI and its impact on the workforce, public servants who embrace innovation and continuous learning can use the technology to deliver more efficient and effective services that better meet the needs of the residents they serve.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #10: April 2nd, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-10): 2024-04-02 · Jay Kemp · White House guidance for the use of AI by federal agencies is out! Also, new pro-democracy tools, the energy transition, and ethicizing the news ecosystem… It’s the 10th (!) edition of our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is…
- [New White House Guidance on AI: Strong on Skills, Short on Public Engagement](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/omb-ai-guidance): 2024-03-31 · Beth Simone Noveck · The White House Office of Management and Budget recently released final guidance on the use of AI by federal agencies, emphasizing the need to build AI skills and expertise within the government workforce.
- [The Internet We Deserve with Tom Wheeler](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-internet-we-deserve-with-tom-wheeler): 2024-03-26 · Aubrey Burgess · View the full conversation with Tom Wheeler, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and current fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Harvard Kennedy School, about the adoption of net neutrality, privacy protections for consumers, and increased cybersecurity.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #9: March 25th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-9): 2024-03-25 · Jay Kemp · This week in the news: generative AI on the Hill, at the campaign front lines, and in higher education! It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [AI and the Future of Lawmaking with Marci Harris of POPVOX](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-and-the-future-of-lawmaking-with-marci-harris-of-popvox): 2024-03-21 · Aubrey Burgess · View the full conversation with Marci Harris, founder and CEO of POPVOX.com and the Executive Director of the nonprofit POPVOX Foundation about the future of lawmaking in the age of artificial intelligence.
- [Quick Update: Singapore Trains Workers for the AI Future](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/skills-first-singapore): 2024-03-20 · Beth Simone Noveck · In its latest budget, Singapore announced that it will provide a subsidy for all workers over 40 to go back to school.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #8: March 18th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-8): 2024-03-18 · Jay Kemp · This week in the news: the EU AI Act, India changes its mind (again) and Gemini won’t answer your election questions! It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [Let AI remake the whole U.S. government, with human ingenuity alongside data](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/let-ai-remake-the-whole-us-government-with-human-ingenuity-alongside-data): 2024-03-14 · Beth Simone Noveck · Tyrangiel's important piece, "Let AI remake the whole U.S. government" in The Washington Post highlights the potential of AI to transform government services by providing efficient, cost-effective solutions for areas like veterans benefits and healthcare.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #7: March 14th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-7): 2024-03-14 · Jay Kemp · This week in the news: the Pulitzers, the State of the Union, and International Women’s Day! It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [Countering Election Subversion: 27 Strategies to Build a Stronger Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/countering-election-subversion-27-strategies-to-build-a-stronger-democracy.): 2024-03-03 · Beth Simone Noveck, Dane Gambrell · The GovLab and the Burnes Center for Social Change developed these recommendations, with the support of Democracy Fund Voice, as a roadmap for philanthropic or government organizations to make urgently-need investments to combat attempts to subvert and cast doubt on the fairness of U.S. elections
- [Launching InnovateMA: Partnering with Government to Build AI for Good and the AI Talent Pipeline](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/launching-innovatema-partnering-with-government-to-build-ai-for-good-and-the-ai-talent-pipeline): 2024-03-01 · Beth Simone Noveck
- [YOUR FUTURE OF AI: Insights on Generative Artificial Intelligence from 5,000 New Jersey Public Professionals](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/your-future-of-ai-insights-on-generative-artificial-intelligence-from-5000-new-jersey-public-professionals): 2024-03-01
- [Digital Mirror to Our Deliberation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/AI-transcription): 2024-02-28 · Beth Simone Noveck · The ability for AI transcription to lay bare how we talk to one another can help us to democratize formal as well as informal conversations, creating new opportunities to reveal biases and bad behavior and, when used well, create incentives for better deliberation.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #6: February 27th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-6): 2024-02-27 · Jay Kemp · An interesting week in the news: Gemini stumbles, Reddit makes waves, India confronts Google, and Sal Khan confronts his own obsolescence. It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [Guns, Narratives, and AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/guns-narratives-ai): 2024-02-26 · Beth Simone Noveck · In this post, I explore how the same government-is-the-problem-not-the-solution narrative about guns has direct parallels to the conversation unfolding about artificial intelligence. To reduce gun violence, advocates need to take on the liberty argument, argues Jonathan Metzl in What We've Become.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #5: February 20th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-5): 2024-02-20 · Jay Kemp · This week in the news: Sora’s launch, gun control deep fakes, and AI updates from Estonia to Singapore. It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [AI and Democracy’s First Principles with Danielle Allen and A.C. Grayling](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-and-democracys-first-principles-with-danielle-allen-and-ac-grayling): 2024-02-15 · Aubrey Burgess · View the full conversation with Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, and A.C.
- [To Fight Extremism and Hate Speech Online, Invest in AI-Powered Content Moderation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Ai-Powered-Content-Moderation): 2024-02-15 · Jay Kemp · In an year marked by escalating online hate, a presidential election, and the dismantling of online safety teams, the adoption of AI-powered solutions could be pivotal.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #4: February 13th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-4): 2024-02-13 · Jay Kemp · This week in the news: semiconductor chips, Pakistani elections, and a lot of updates from the federal space. It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [NEW REPORT: Brennan Center on AI and Congress](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/brennan-ai-congress): 2024-02-08 · Beth Simone Noveck · As part of its series on AI and Democracy, the Brennan Center for Justice published a new essay on AI and Congress, covering both the risks and, importantly, illustrating the opportunities to leverage AI to "make legislatures more effective, more representative, more efficient, and more…
- [The Arms Race in Assistive AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/techreview-ai-law): 2024-02-08 · Beth Simone Noveck · The advice "Write the first draft you want someone to send" is now being applied to legislative processes, where the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) drafts model bills benefiting corporations.
- [How AI can help reshape Congress](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/AI-in-Congress): 2024-02-06 · Beth Simone Noveck · By embracing responsible use of AI and safeguarding security and privacy, Congress has the opportunity both to modernize and speed up its operations but also to deepen its connection with the American people, ensuring that the legislative process becomes more transparent, efficient, and, above all…
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #3: February 6th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-3): 2024-02-06 · Jay Kemp · A big week in the news! Read further for this week on the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [The Internet We Deserve with Professor Larry Lessig of Harvard Law School](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-internet-we-deserve-with-professor-larry-lessig-of-harvard-law-school): 2024-02-06 · Aubrey Burgess · View the full conversation with Larry Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, founder of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School and Equal Citizens and a founding board member of Creative Commons, about intellectual property in the Internet…
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #2: January 30th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-2): 2024-01-30 · Jay Kemp · Week #2 of our weekly news download. We created this resource to highlight the updates, research, and change-making that caught our eye, stories related to ways in which AI is transforming governance and deepening democracy.
- [Scandal at the Post Office: Technology on Tap, Justice on Top](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/Post-Office-Scandal): 2024-01-30 · Beth Simone Noveck, Jay Kemp · Is human oversight the antidote to technology overreliance that it's made out to be? Potentially, but the Horizon scandal plastering British headlines right now illuminates the dangers of misaligned human priorities.
- [“AI and the Media” with Jill Abramson and Ethan Zuckerman](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-and-the-media-with-jill-abramson-and-ethan-zuckerman): 2024-01-25 · Aubrey Burgess · View the full conversation with Jill Abramson, Northeastern Professor and Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow and former executive editor of the New York Times, and Ethan Zuckerman, associate professor of public policy, information and communication at the University of Massachusetts at…
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #1: January 22nd, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/News-That-Caught-Our-Eye-1): 2024-01-22 · Jay Kemp · Welcome to our weekly news download. We created this resource to highlight the updates, research, and change-making that caught our eye, stories related to ways in which AI is transforming governance and deepening democracy.
- [POPVOX releases new report on AI and legislatures](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/popvox-ai-legislatures): 2024-01-20 · Beth Simone Noveck · POPVOX Foundation, which supports research, innovation and initiatives that promote better and more engaged governance, especially lawmaking, has released a pathbreaking new report on AI and legislatures.
- [“How the History of the Internet Could Inform the Future of Democracy and AI” with Vinton Cerf and John Battelle](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/how-the-history-of-the-internet-could-inform-the-future-of-democracy-and-ai-with-vinton-cerf-and-john-battelle): 2024-01-18 · Aubrey Burgess · View the full conversation with Vint Cerf, co-creator of the Internet and Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, about the impact of artificial intelligence on democracy.
- [Full Testimony: Beth Simone Noveck on harnessing AI to improve government services and customer experience](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/HSGAC-Full-Testimony): 2024-01-10 · Beth Simone Noveck · Despite having funded the creation of the Internet, the public sector lagged in its adoption. Now government can lead in the use of artificial intelligence for public good.
- [How AI could restore our faith in democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/AI-restore-faith-in-democracy): 2024-01-09 · Beth Simone Noveck · AI is making it faster and easier to identify innovative strategies to combat election-related violence and election subversion and strengthen our democracy.
- [Crisis Collective Intelligence Course](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/crisis-collective-intell): 2023-12-20 · Beth Simone Noveck · The Collective Crisis Intelligence course comprises coaching videos from leading experts who have successfully responded to a crisis using technology.
- [Conversing with Congress: An Experiment in AI-Enabled Communication](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/conversing-with-congress-an-experiment-in-ai-enabled-communication): 2023-12-12 · Beth Simone Noveck · My take on a pioneering and important new study that sheds light on the practical potential and the urgent need to use AI to create more meaningful constituent communication and rebuild trust in Congress. #congress #artificialintelligence #chatbot
- [Combining Human and Machine Intelligence for Enhanced Democracy with Sir Geoff Mulgan](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/combining-human-and-machine-intelligence-for-enhanced-democracy-with-sir-geoff-mulgan): 2023-12-06 · On Thursday, November 16, the Burnes Center for Social Change and the GovLab hosted Sir Geoff Mulgan, Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London (UCL), for a thought-provoking lecture on “Combining Human and Machine Intelligence to Enhance…
- [PODCAST: How the UK Collective Intelligence Lab is Using AI for Public Engagement in Policymaking](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/exploring-the-power-of-collective-intelligence-a-conversation-with-prateek-buch-and-brendan-arnold): 2023-12-06 · Sam DeJohn · In the latest episode of The GovLab's Collective Intelligence Podcast, Prateek Buch and Brendan Arnold from the UK Government's Policy Lab talk about how they are using AI-enabled engagement via the Pol.is platform to improve policymaking.
- [NJ PBS Biz Beats Interview on the NJ AI Task Force](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/nj-ai-taskforce): 2023-12-05 · Beth Simone Noveck · In an interview with Raven Santana on NJ Biz Beat, we discussed the creation of New Jersey's AI Task Force, focusing on the responsible use of generative AI to improve government, create new jobs and advance literacy and equity, and how to balance the benefits and the risks.
- [Navigating the New Frontier: Generative AI in Gov](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-in-gov): 2023-12-03 · Beth Simone Noveck · The cautious yet optimistic adoption of generative AI by cities like Boston, and states like New Jersey and California, signals a significant shift in the public sector landscape.
- [Sam Altman, One True Leader and the Missed Opportunity for Innovation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/sam%20altman%20one%20true%20leader%20and%20the%20missed%20opportunity%20for%20innovation): 2023-11-22 · Beth Simone Noveck · As we navigate the complexities of leadership in the age of AI and beyond, the question of how we structure our systems of governance – both in politics and in our organizations – remains crucial.
- [Was vTaiwan such a big flop, after all?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/was-vtaiwan-such-a-big-flop-after-all): 2023-11-20 · Beth Simone Noveck · A recent issue of the Daily Beast featured an article about vTaiwan, Taiwan’s flagship crowdlaw project to engage the public in the legislative process, reporting what I long suspected and feared: early success has not translated into lasting impact or institutionalization of public participation…
- [Using Artificial Intelligence to Tackle the Literacy Challenge](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/announcing-the-unlocking-literacy-project): 2023-11-17 · Dane Gambrell, Beth Simone Noveck · The Unlocking Literacy project using artificial intelligence to tap our collective intelligence. We are engaging diverse communities to ask why change is so hard, what's working, and how we can increase reading proficiency.
- [Artificial Intelligence can help us create a more efficient government](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/artificial-intelligence-can-help-us-create-a-more-efficient-government): 2023-11-16 · Beth Simone Noveck, Hector Mujica · In the rapidly evolving technological landscape of the 21st century, the role of government in serving its citizens is undergoing a profound transformation
- [“AI and the Future of Youth Democracy” with Zamaan Qureshi of Design It For Us, Sneha Revanur of Encode Justice, and Daniella DiPaola of the MIT Media Lab](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-and-the-future-of-youth-democracy-with-zamaan-qureshi-of-design-it-for-us-sneha-revanur-of-encode-justice-and-daniella-dipaola-of-the-mit-media-lab): 2023-11-09 · Aubrey Burgess · View the full conversation from this panel discussion with Zamaan Qureshi, Co-Chair of the Design It For Us coalition, Sneha Revanur, founder and president of Encode Justice, and Daniella DiPaola, Ph.D.
- [AI for the People: A Federal Mandate for Inclusive Engagement](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-for-the-people-a-federal-mandate-for-inclusive-engagement): 2023-11-03 · Beth Simone Noveck · Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just transforming economies and industries; it holds the key to revolutionizing public engagement with the federal government.
- [Are we focusing too much on the risks of AI and not the potential for good?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-ai-dilemma-governing-for-safety-or-steering-towards-progress): 2023-10-31 · Beth Simone Noveck · Are we focusing so much on the risks that we are failing to invest in and maximize the potential for AI to do good
- [“AI for Citizen Engagement” with Róbert Bjarnason of Citizens Foundation, Colin Megill of Polis, and Professor Ariel Procaccia of Harvard University](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-for-citizen-engagement-with-robert-bjarnason-of-citizens-foundation-colin-megill-of-polis-and-professor-ariel-procaccia-of-harvard-university): 2023-10-26 · Aubrey Burgess · View the full conversation with with Róbert Bjarnason, Senior Fellow at the Burnes Center and co-founder of the Citizens Foundation, Colin Megill, co-founder of Polis and board member of The Computational Democracy Project, and Ariel Procaccia, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard…
- [Google.org support to train more government workers in digital skills](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/googleorg-support-to-train-more-government-workers-in-digital-skills): 2023-10-17 · Beth Simone Noveck · Google.org is providing $2 million in funding to help InnovateUS expand digital skills training to more than 50,000 government workers across at least 15 states.
- [“The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives” with authors Brook Manville and Josiah Ober](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-civic-bargain-how-democracy-survives-with-authors-brook-manville-and-josiah-ober): 2023-09-21 · Aubrey Burgess · View the full conversation with Brook Manville, author and independent consultant, and Josiah Ober, The Markos & Eleni Kounalakis Chair in Honor of Constantine Mitsotakis Professor of Political Science and Classics at Stanford University about their book “The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives”.
- [Preparing for an AI-driven Future: The Government of India’s free AI for All Course](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/preparing-for-an-ai-driven-future-the-government-of-indias-free-ai-for-all-course): 2023-06-22 · Anirudh Dinesh · In August 2021, India’s Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) partnered with Intel to launch “AI for All” - a free, online, self-paced course to introduce the basic concepts of Artificial Intelligence to the Indian public.

## News That Caught Our Eye, weekly digests (116)

- [Reboot Weekly: Can A.I. Be Good for Democracy?](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/116): 2026-10-08 · New Jersey’s AI tool reached 106,000 more eligible children for summer food benefits, matching records across programs so no family had to fill out a form.
- [Reboot Weekly: 46 Blocked Data Centers, NYC's AI Report, and Anthropic's Watchlist](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/115): 2026-09-28 · At least 46 AI data center projects — more than $170 billion in announced investment — have been blocked, withdrawn, or stalled since 2024 following community opposition.
- [Reboot Weekly: Mississippi's Framework Test, What Wars Are Fought Over, and Building UX Capacity](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/114): 2026-07-09 · Mississippi has a statewide AI framework, but Dr. Kollin Napier argues that the real test starts the next day.
- [Reboot Weekly: 85% Cloud Lock-In, an AI Coach for Public Servants, and Why AI Shouldn't Vote](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/113): 2026-06-25 · Amazon, Microsoft, and Google control 85% of Canada's cloud market. In a new Reboot Democracy piece, David Eaves and Curtis McCord argue this concentration is a democracy problem, not just a competition one, because public institutions lose leverage over the infrastructure they depend on.
- [Reboot Weekly Special: Beth Noveck's Reboot Launches Next Week — A Blueprint for Democratic AI](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/112): 2026-06-18 · Democracy needs a moonshot — and Beth Noveck's new book offers the blueprint. Launching next week from Yale University Press, Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy makes the case that AI can strengthen democratic institutions when designed for public purpose, governed responsibly, and built to…
- [Reboot Weekly: The World Cup Edition](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/111): 2026-06-11 · What can the World Cup's controversial VAR replay system teach us about deploying AI in government?
- [Reboot Weekly: 10 Data Center Questions, Kazakhstan's AI Frontier, and Reimagining Universities](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/110): 2026-06-04 · Deborah Stine outlines 10 questions about electricity demand, water use, workforce impacts, and community benefit agreements that communities should ask before construction begins.
- [Reboot Weekly: Justice Systems, the Six-Word Problem, and 16 Members of Congress](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/109): 2026-05-28 · When an AI system harms someone, who decides what justice looks like? In a new Reboot Democracy piece, Nate Edwards argues that AI governance frameworks routinely overlook this question, leaving courts, ombudsmen, and legal aid offices to determine whether AI accountability actually means anything…
- [Reboot Weekly: Decluttering San Francisco, AI in Turkish Schools, and Hope at Code for America](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/108): 2026-05-21 · How do you find the rules a city no longer needs? In San Francisco, AI helped, scanning 16 million words of municipal code to surface 174 outdated reporting requirements.
- [Reboot Weekly: Zero-Click Government, the Capitol Wire, and AI's Kichwa Problem](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/107): 2026-05-14 · What if the State acted on what it already knows about you, rather than waiting for you to fill out a form? In a new commentary, Beth Simone Noveck previews Gustavo Maio's new book and argues that moving toward zero-click government requires a double-click on participation.
- [Reboot Weekly: Testing Whether AI Can Deliver Public Value](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/106): 2026-05-07 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Elana Banin examines World Health Organization research on how AI could transform evidence-informed policymaking, while warning that the harder challenge is whether ministries can build the capacity to align with frontline realities.
- [Reboot Weekly: Governments Use AI to Simplify Rules and Strengthen Participation](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/105): 2026-04-30 · Dane Gambrell interviews Reeve Bull on how Virginia used AI to analyze hundreds of thousands of regulatory requirements, cutting 35.7% of them and saving an estimated $1.4 billion annually, but only after years of human groundwork.
- [Reboot Weekly: 100 Interns, 1,000 Policies, 1,500 Workers, 100,000 Learners—AI, Government, and Democracy by the Numbers](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/104): 2026-04-23 · Lots of numbers in this week's News that Caught Our Eye: Beth Simone Noveck interviews Matti Schneider of OpenFisca about why we may be over-investing in "100 interns on cocaine" aka GenAI when what we need are more computational legal systems.
- [Reboot Weekly: Building Resilient Systems, Designing Public-Interest AI, and Confronting Generative Polarization](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/103): 2026-04-16 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Beth Simone Noveck shows how tools like GrantWell can expand access to public funding and model public-interest AI. Lee Rainie and Janna Anderson warn that AI is becoming society’s operating system, requiring resilience as shared infrastructure.
- [Reboot Weekly: Making Data Usable, Navigating Policy Overload, and Reimagining Public Communication](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/102): 2026-04-09 · This week on Reboot Democracy, John Wihbey and Jill Abramson draw on a year of workshops with 1,400 public-sector communicators to show how AI can accelerate research and storytelling, but in a context of declining trust, it raises the stakes.
- [Reboot Weekly: Governing Agents, Expanding Evidence, and Making Hard Choices](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/101): 2026-04-02 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Sarosh Nagar and David Eaves examine what it will take for governments to govern AI agents already operating in open environments, from building trust infrastructure to managing multi-agent risks.
- [Reboot Weekly: AI Expanding Access to Funding, Opportunity, and Public Systems](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/100): 2026-03-26 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Eileen Twiggs explores how storytelling can rebuild trust in government through more human-centered communication.
- [Reboot Weekly: AI for Human Services, Civic AI Compacts with Universities, and Lessons from Iran’s AI Infrastructure](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/99): 2026-03-19 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Robert Asaro-Angelo explores how AI could help human services agencies reduce administrative burdens and improve benefits delivery. Dane Gambrell shares lessons from 50 global experts shaping a course on democratic engagement in the AI era.
- [Reboot Weekly: Governing the Agentic Web, Deliberative Technology for Congress, and South Australia’s Sovereign AI Strategy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/98): 2026-03-12 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Alberto Rodriguez Alvarez explores with Santi Garces how the City of Boston is experimenting with the Model Context Protocol to safely connect AI agents to government systems.
- [Reboot Weekly: Procurement Power, Food Security, and the Future of Work](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/97): 2026-03-05 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Beth Simone Noveck argues that governments are among the largest buyers of AI yet rarely use that purchasing power to demand transparency, interoperability, and public accountability.
- [Reboot Weekly: Controlling the Stack, Governing Sovereignty, and Training the State](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/96): 2026-02-26 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Beth Simone Noveck explores how governments can provide safe, affordable access to AI at scale, arguing that the real question is not buy versus build, but who controls the infrastructure.
- [Reboot Weekly: Building a Culture of Recognition, AI Safety by Local Rule, and Argentina’s Strategy Reset](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/95): 2026-02-19 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Max Stier explores how AI can strengthen internal government culture by building real-time recognition systems for civil servants.
- [Reboot Weekly: Designing Democratic Engagement, Community-Built AI for IEPs, and Korea’s $73B Sovereignty Bet](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/94): 2026-02-12 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Beth Simone Noveck and Dane Gambrell explain why more people need to learn how to "do engagement" in the AI era and invite co-creation of a new online course.
- [Reboot Weekly: Testing Before Scale, Families Writing the Rules, Cities Fixing Permits](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/93): 2026-02-05 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Cassandra Madison argues that governments cannot responsibly adopt new tools without safe, shared spaces to test them before procurement locks in risk.
- [Reboot Weekly: Measuring Workforce Capacity, Governing Prediction, and Mapping Public Systems](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/92): 2026-01-29 · InnovateUS launches the Observatory of Public Sector AI to examine the impact of AI training and use. Princeton's Arvind Narayanan and State of Hawaii Chief Data Officer Rebecca Cai dig into the pros and cons of predictive AI use in government, explains Stephan Schmidt.
- [Reboot Weekly: Modernizing Regulation, Making Services Multilingual, and Listening First](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/91): 2026-01-22 · Reeve Bull shows how Virginia is using AI to improve regulatory review, from analyzing statutes to streamlining outdated rules.
- [Reboot Weekly: Fixing Benefit Backlogs, Making Labor Law Searchable, and Listening to Residents](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/90): 2026-01-15 · This week on Reboot Democracy, Beth Simone Noveck speaks with Dave Cole, New Jersey’s Chief Innovation Officer, about how the newly codified New Jersey Innovation Authority is using AI to reduce delays in Medicaid, SNAP, unemployment insurance, and Summer EBT while keeping human judgment central…
- [Reboot Weekly: Regulatory Decluttering and New Ways of Organizing Government](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/89): 2026-01-08 · This week at Reboot Democracy, Beth Simone Noveck argues that regulatory reform fails when AI-driven efficiency is decoupled from collective intelligence, drawing lessons from the Green Tape Challenge in the UK, Texas, and U.S.
- [Reboot Weekly: Testimony, Training, and the Infrastructure of Democracy](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/88): 2025-12-18 · Beth Simone Noveck testifies before Congress on how AI can help lawmakers move beyond performative public engagement to use constituent input at scale meaningfully.
- [Reboot Weekly: Inside Italy’s AI Law, NJ’s Public Defender's Office, and the Dilemnas of Synthetic Publics](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/87): 2025-12-11 · This week’s highlights include three new Reboot Democracy originals: from New Jersey’s Public Defender on using AI to building tools for under-resourced government lawyers; an essay from Luca Cominassi at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Beth Noveck on what makes Italy’s new AI law unique…
- [Reboot Weekly: From Data Governance to the Genesis Mission—AI’s Democratic Tests](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/86): 2025-12-04 · This week, our new Research Radar warns that the White House’s Genesis Mission to merge federal AI, data, and supercomputing power could sideline universities, communities, and public oversight.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #85](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/85): 2025-11-20 · Princeton's Mihir Kshirsagar breaks down why predictive-policing algorithms fail and how to distinguish meaningful diagnostic tools from misguided prediction products.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #84](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/84): 2025-11-13 · In the news this week, we examine the U.S. Air Force's plan to lease 3,000+ acres across five active bases to private data centers, raising questions about public oversight, security, and who benefits.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #83](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/83): 2025-11-06 · Brazil is pioneering AI-powered participatory governance at scale, processing input from 1.4 million citizens and turning public proposals into policy reports.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #82](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/82): 2025-10-30 · Rethink AI finds that the 1,600+ AI-related state bills introduced emphasize guardrails over strategy. New Jersey releases practical guidance for building tools to simplify permits and answer resident questions.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #81](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/81): 2025-10-23 · Hamburg uses AI to turn citizen feedback into urban policy, Boston showcases tools that improve public trust, and tribal nations are piloting AI for governance while protecting sovereignty.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #80](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/80): 2025-10-16 · New America’s Anne-Marie Slaughter says states are becoming the laboratories of democratic AI—building “public AI” that is open, trustworthy, and rooted in the public good. This week’s stories bring that vision to life.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #79](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/79): 2025-10-09 · This week’s reporting captures a widening gap between AI adoption and the structures meant to guide it, from multilateral arenas to frontline agencies. The World Bank outlines readiness tools for public institutions; the ITU warns of deepening asymmetries in standards, compute, and global voice.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #78](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/78): 2025-10-02 · California enacted the first U.S. AI safety law, setting a national precedent with new requirements for transparency, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections.
- [News that Caught Our Eye #77](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/77): 2025-09-25 · Congress will roll out Microsoft Copilot for 6,000 House staffers. Ohio launches an AI-powered public safety app while Albania’s AI “minister” echoes a South Korean experiment.
- [News that Caught Our Eye #76](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/76): 2025-09-18 · From New Jersey’s second-generation AI strategy to Albania’s appointment of an AI “minister,” governments are moving from experimentation to institutionalization. This week’s roundup captures that shift—spanning the U.S.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #75](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/75): 2025-09-11 · Giulio Quaggiotto reports on Vietnam’s pioneering use of “Applied AI” to build a learning culture among civil servants. We highlight a new workshop series on the how-to's of AI-enabled democratic engagement and why we should use AI to produce more meaningful participation.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #74](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/74): 2025-09-04 · In the news on AI, governance and democracy this week, sign up for Danielle Allen and Beth Noveck's new workshop series on public engagement in the AI age. Ohio is the first state to require AI policies in K-12 schools, while Michigan bans non-consensual AI imagery.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #73](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/73): 2025-08-28 · Google reports the median Gemini text prompt consumes less energy than watching nine seconds of TV and only five drops of water — though experts stress AI’s environmental footprint still needs oversight.
- [News That Caught Our Eye on AI and Democracy #72](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/72): 2025-08-19 · Sen. Josh Hawley probes whether Meta’s AI bots endanger children, as America’s largest landlord drops AI rent-setting under a DOJ settlement.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #71](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/71): 2025-08-14 · The UAE is turning petroleum profits into digital influence, offering its advanced Falcon AI completely free—seeking to position itself as the neutral alternative in U.S.-China tech competition. Meanwhile, America's own AI strategy faces sharp criticism.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #70](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/70): 2025-08-06 · OpenAI will provide U.S. federal agencies access to ChatGPT Enterprise next year for $1. California approves regulations restricting how employers use AI tools in hiring while Illinois bans AI therapists.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #69](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/69): 2025-07-30 · China releases its AI action plan calling for more global cooperation to support governance and use of the technology. A Roosevelt Institute report examines how governments’ adoption of AI impacts public administrators.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #68](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/68): 2025-07-23 · The White House unveils its “AI Action Plan” aimed at supporting the nation’s infrastructure, innovation, and global influence over the technology; critics say the plan prioritizes corporate interests over the public.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #67](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/67): 2025-07-17 · Virginia launches an AI-powered regulatory review system to simplify and update regulations while San Francisco partners with Microsoft to provide city employees access to Copilot.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #66](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/66): 2025-07-09 · President Trump’s budget funds AI-powered surveillance, raising concerns about expanded monitoring of immigrants and student protestors. Massachusetts DOT uses AI to speed up infrastructure planning by streamlining manual searches.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #65](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/65): 2025-07-02 · In the news this week: The Senate removes the controversial 10-year moratorium on state AI laws from the budget proposal, while a new bill would ban all AI systems controlled by foreign adversaries from use by federal agencies.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #64](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/64): 2025-06-25 · In the news this week: New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy leads a panel with John Bailey, Afua Bruce and Matin Svensson of AI Sweden on “What Could Go Right with Our AI Future.” Research from Apple reveals that advanced AI models suffer "complete accuracy collapse.” India seeks public input for…
- [News that Caught Our Eye #63](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/63): 2025-06-18 · In the news this week: Immigrant communities are using AI-powered apps to navigate the Trump administration’s surge in deportations. Amsterdam’s experiment developing an algorithmic welfare fraud detection system sparks a debate about whether AI can ever be bias-free.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #62](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/62): 2025-06-11 · In the news this week: San Francisco’s City Attorney announced plans to use AI to streamline municipal codes. A position paper argues that collective bargaining rights for information producers could help to balance their power against AI product builders.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #61](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/61): 2025-06-05 · In the news this week: The GovLab wants your feedback on our new "Civic and Democratic AI" course which teaches people how to use AI to organize for community action.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #60](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/60): 2025-05-29 · In the news this week: A new whitepaper on Public AI outlines how open approaches to AI can be developed and institutionalized in the public interest.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #59](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/59): 2025-05-22 · In the news this week: With AI transforming the legal landscape, InnovateUS announces new training programs to equip public sector legal professionals with responsible AI skills. Miami-Dade schools embrace AI, deploying chatbots to 105,000 students, although U.S.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #58](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/58): 2025-05-15 · HAPPY GRADUATION! In this special issue, we lead with the latest in AI and education. Beth Simone Noveck challenges Kean University honors graduates to find purpose in the AI age, offering concrete advice on how to solve public problems with AI, while more than 250 U.S.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #57](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/57): 2025-05-08 · In the news this week: Engagements with public professionals on AI – one from Dubai, one from New Jersey – showcase why to use AI to do more public listening. The White House's AI directives lack essential training provisions.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #56](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/56): 2025-05-01 · In the news this week: Miami-Dade County released its AI strategy update, showcasing progress in implementing public-facing AI pilots while preparing for broader deployment across transportation, emergency services, and environmental management.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #55](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/55): 2025-04-23 · In the news this week: Anirudh Dinesh documents how India is quietly rewriting the playbook for public service by training millions of officials in AI, policy, and more with the goal of delivering more citizen-centric and future-ready public services.A collection of blog posts from Reboot Democracy…
- [News That Caught Our Eye #54](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/54): 2025-04-16 · In the news this week: Bowling Green, Kentucky used an AI-enabled platform to gather nearly 4,000 ideas from residents about priorities to include in the city’s long-term plan; the platform’s AI tools helped to surface new areas of agreement among community members, while having a human in the loop…
- [News That Caught Our Eye #53](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/53): 2025-04-10 · In the news this week: Trump administration guidelines for federal agencies’ use and procurement of AI tools calls for “maximizing” US-made AI but otherwise doesn’t stray far from Biden-era guardrails.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #52](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/52): 2025-04-03 · In the news: New Jersey's AI Task Force has pioneered a new approach to using AI to develop policy recommendations with public input, demonstrating how AI can enhance democratic participation in policymaking.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #40: January 10, 2025](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/40): 2025-01-10 · AI News This Week: Congressional rules package instructs officials in the U.S. House of Representatives to continue to integrate AI into House operations.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #39: December 18, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/39): 2024-12-18 · This special holiday edition of AI News explores how technology is transforming the festive season! This week in AI News: OpenAI launched “12 Days of OpenAI,” featuring daily updates, demos, and product announcements. Highlights include the o1 reasoning model, ChatGPT Pro business tier, and more.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #38: December 12, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/38): 2024-12-12 · This Week in AI News: The state of New Jersey is training 10,000 government employees in how to responsibly use AI to deliver better public services.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #37: November 21, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/37): 2024-11-21 · This Week in AI News: Frank McCourt, speaking at the Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI Lecture Series, highlighted the dangers of Big Tech's centralized control over personal data and proposed a "New Net" to prioritize user-owned identities and data portability.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #36: November 14, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/36): 2024-11-14 · This Week in AI News: A Boston Globe letter to the editor urges Massachusetts to adopt AI tools to support legislative transparency.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #35 November 5, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/35): 2024-11-05 · It's election day, and as American voters head to the polls, we’ve curated stories focused on the ways in which AI is changing the election landscape. From bolstering transparency to tackling misinformation, welcome to this special election edition of News That Caught Our Eye.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #34 October 31, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/34): 2024-10-31 · This Week in AI News: The U.S. Department of Labor released a blueprint to empower workers in the AI age, recommending transparency, employee input, and protection from AI surveillance, alongside training to ensure AI enhances job security and fair wages.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #33: October 24, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/33): 2024-10-24 · This Week in AI News: The U.S. Department of Labor introduced a new roadmap designed to ensure AI enhances job quality while safeguarding worker rights. A recent study demonstrated how AI can facilitate common ground in democratic discussions, highlighting its potential to reduce division.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #32: October 17, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/32): 2024-10-17 · This Week in AI News: The U.S. military is deploying the AI-powered Maven Smart System to assist in disaster relief for Hurricane Helene, while Colorado debates the use of AI facial recognition in schools, balancing safety and privacy concerns. The U.S.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #31: October 10, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/31): 2024-10-10 · This week in AI news: A new research study out of Ireland looks at how AI and humans can combine their strengths to solve complex problems. Meanwhile, California's new AI law targeting election-related deepfakes was blocked by a federal judge, citing First Amendment concerns.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #30: October 3, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/30): 2024-10-03 · This week in AI news: California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a controversial AI safety bill, citing concerns about hindering innovation, while a Stanford-led project argued for rethinking institutional checks and balances in the AI age.
- [News That Caught Our Eye: September 25, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/29): 2024-09-25 · It’s UN General Assembly week and there are lots of stories in this week’s news on international collaboration: The U.S.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #28: September 18, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/28): 2024-09-18 · In this week's news: AI pioneers call for global safeguards against potential risks of advanced technologies, while governments worldwide ramp up efforts to integrate and regulate AI.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #27: September 9, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/27): 2024-09-09 · In the news this week: US seizes Russian websites used in bid to influence elections; how AI is transforming farming; and the latest stories about technology companies integrating AI in education.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #26: August 30, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/26): 2024-08-30 · Our news roundup this week explores how the California AI bill is dividing silicon valley with many tech giants calling it a threat, how police have begun using AI to write incident reports, Colorado county employing AI for emergency communications, and much more.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #25: August 21, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/25): 2024-08-21 · In the news this week: New insights from state IT leaders and public servants on how AI may (or may not) transform government agencies' work; how USAID and DARPA are experimenting with AI to solve problems; and the latest stories about AI-driven misinformation targeting elections and how platforms…
- [News That Caught Our Eye #24: August 14, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/24): 2024-08-14 · This week’s stories delve into AI's role in policymaking, from reshaping public-interest investment strategies to modernizing Congress to improving economic forecasting. Other stories cover new efforts to use AI to automate scientific discovery and social science experiments.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #23: August 7, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/23): 2024-08-07 · Our news roundup this week explores how public institutions are using AI to support public defenders in Kentucky, bolster training for public servants in California, and help New York City improve services from transportation to education.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #22: July 31, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/22): 2024-07-31 · In the news this week: New research insights on how we can better understand and address democratic backsliding, how scientists are using AI to improve weather forecasting and the detection of wildfires, Brazil’s $4 billion plan to build the nation’s AI industry, and much more.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #21: July 24, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/21): 2024-07-24 · This week in the news: Vice President Kamala Harris's record on AI, how New Orleans is using AI to triage 911 calls, why the ACLU is opposing regulation on deepfakes, and much more.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #20: June 25th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/20): 2024-06-25 · This week’s edition explores the integration of AI in education with New Jersey's “AI moonshot,” AI in nuclear arsenals, regulatory concerns among tech giants' investments, and Colorado's new AI law aimed at fairness and bias prevention.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #19: June 4th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/19): 2024-06-04 · This week’s edition covers OpenAI's efforts to counter foreign influence operations, the role of AI in California’s education and government sectors, and the public’s growing support for AI in government services.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #18: May 28th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/18): 2024-05-28 · EU data privacy experts disagree on ChatGPT, while the VA deploys AI to better support veterans. At the city level, Colorado Springs and San Jose test out new use-cases for AI in improving constituents’ information access.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #17: May 20th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/17): 2024-05-20 · Audrey Tang features in TIME, AI continues to eat large amounts of power, and OpenAI and Google step on some toes. In our 17th edition, we continue to highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #16: May 16th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/16): 2024-05-16 · Healthcare policymakers from HHS to Congress consider responsible AI incorporation into the existing care process. Additionally, the U.S.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #15: May 8th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/15): 2024-05-08 · While OpenAI and Microsoft dive deeper into election and government security work, Congress continues to take a tentative approach to drafting regulations. Furthermore, new grants fund AI research and the EU publishes the final text of its adopted AI Act.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #14: April 30th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/14): 2024-04-30 · From national security guidelines to the new AI Grand Challenges Act, highlights of this week’s Rebooting Democracy news include Ohio using AI to streamlining its administrative code and insights into urban cooling efforts in Raleigh.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #13: April 23rd, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/13): 2024-04-23 · From the UAE to Buffalo, New York, this week’s news download on AI, democracy and governance covers the power grid, the copyright office, and data protection, and more.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #12: April 17th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/12): 2024-04-17 · The Supreme Court of Singapore and Supreme Court of India hold a joint conference on technology, with fascinating speeches on AI and the rule of law.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #11: April 9th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/11): 2024-04-09 · AI use-cases in government are all over the news this week — while the UN General Assembly, the Energy Secretary, and researchers explore the positives, Israel and Elon Musk show us the dark side of AI’s potential.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #10: April 2nd, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/10): 2024-04-02 · White House guidance for the use of AI by federal agencies is out! Also, new pro-democracy tools, the energy transition, and ethicizing the news ecosystem… It’s the 10th (!) edition of our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is…
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #9: March 25th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/9): 2024-03-25 · This week in the news: generative AI on the Hill, at the campaign front lines, and in higher education! It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #8: March 18th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/8): 2024-03-18 · This week in the news: the EU AI Act, India changes its mind (again) and Gemini won’t answer your election questions! It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #7: March 14th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/7): 2024-03-14 · This week in the news: the Pulitzers, the State of the Union, and International Women’s Day! It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #6: February 27th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/6): 2024-02-27 · An interesting week in the news: Gemini stumbles, Reddit makes waves, India confronts Google, and Sal Khan confronts his own obsolescence. It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #5: February 20th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/5): 2024-02-20 · This week in the news: Sora’s launch, gun control deep fakes, and AI updates from Estonia to Singapore. It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #4: February 13th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/4): 2024-02-13 · This week in the news: semiconductor chips, Pakistani elections, and a lot of updates from the federal space. It’s our weekly news download, where we highlight the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #3: February 6th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/3): 2024-02-06 · A big week in the news! Read further for this week on the stories, research, and innovations that illuminate how AI is impacting governance and democracy.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #2: January 30th, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/2): 2024-01-30 · Week #2 of our weekly news download. We created this resource to highlight the updates, research, and change-making that caught our eye, stories related to ways in which AI is transforming governance and deepening democracy.
- [Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #1: January 22nd, 2024](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/1): 2024-01-22 · Welcome to our weekly news download. We created this resource to highlight the updates, research, and change-making that caught our eye, stories related to ways in which AI is transforming governance and deepening democracy.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #41](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/41): New This Week! The Biden Administration's swan song on AI policy arrived this week with two executive orders - one on AI infrastructure and another on cybersecurity.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #42](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/42): In a major shift in U.S. AI policy, President Trump has issued an executive order repealing President Biden's previous AI safety regulations and announced the "Stargate" initiative, a $100 billion program aimed at strengthening U.S. AI infrastructure.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #43](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/43): Montgomery County’s Michael Baskin uses AI as a disaster planning partner while the Bank of Canada’s Stephanie Kelton uses AI as an economic simulation planning partner and Harvard Business School's Mitch Weiss uses AI agents for just about everything.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #44](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/44): An AEI report argues that AI isn't ready to draft regulations while the EU starts enforcing theirs. OpenAI made progress with AI Agents and New Jersey unveiled its $72M AI Hub at Princeton. Code for America published an “AI Cheat Sheet” for government and Canada explores a Citizens Assembly on AI.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #45](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/45): This week in the headlines: Canada’s Justin Longo writes about governments using AI to deliver multilingual services while Elon Musk is developing a chatbot for the federal government called GSAi in an effort to reduce the federal workforce. Klarna is laying off workers because of AI.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #46](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/46): This week in the news: A new report examines the promises and pitfalls of AI in 2024's global elections, highlighting how GenAI can both enhance political engagement and amplify disinformation.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #47](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/47): McKinsey explores the rise of AI in the workplace while Pew finds that half of workers (52%) say they’re worried about AI at work and Dane Gambrell argues that AI is being used as an excuse for mass layoffs in the federal government.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #48](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/48): In the news this week: Beth Simone Noveck raises concerns about President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy, arguing the nomination reveals a national AI strategy lacking vision beyond deregulation and failing to address AI's role in government modernization.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #49](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/49): In the news this week: Tech groups warn that budget cuts to the National Institute of Standards and Technology could undermine US AI leadership, urging officials to preserve the agency's critical role in standards development.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #50](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/50): In the news this week: A report from the Center for Democracy & Technology finds that civic tech organizations in Mexico and Taiwan effectively used AI tools to combat AI-driven information in last year’s elections while Cornell’s Frank Pasquale argues that AI poses a threat to democratic processes.
- [News That Caught Our Eye #51](https://rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaughtoureye/51): In the news this week: The National Governors Association and partners will bring together state AI leaders at Princeton University this June to develop practical frameworks for responsible AI use.

## Optional

- [GovLab Open Corpus skill](https://github.com/GovLab/open-corpus): a skill for AI assistants that lists what Reboot Democracy, InnovateUS and The GovLab have published, with links to the original pages.
- [InnovateUS](https://innovate-us.org): partner project with free workshops and courses for public servants on AI and innovation.
- [The GovLab](https://thegovlab.org): research on governance, data and collective intelligence.